Examples Of Propaganda In 1984

Propaganda is biased information and is used for promoting a political cause. In the novel 1984. George Orwell depicts Oceania as a society that is controlled by false information. Propaganda is represented as a powerful weapon that the newspeak party uses against the citizens. The citizens are brainwashed, and they believe the false news. It can be seen through party slogans that are seen everywhere, videos and images that are shown on the telescreen. The party also uses Propaganda with its slogans stating that freedom is slavery, war is peace, and ignorance is strength. By using propaganda. The party makes the citizens think that they cannot betray them and that Oceania is a great society. Using the media. The government's false notions of

patriotism and influences, the citizens perceptions of the Oceanic society in a attempt to get rid of individualism.
Propaganda is relentlessly broadcasted in the telescreens.

In the novel, the media plays the role of transmitting news through telescreens, but the news always portrays that the government is efficient and effective. Furthermore, telescreens also play military music to evoke emotions of patriotism among the citizens. The telescreens are continuously broadcasting the party’s propaganda, and the citizens cannot escape since they cannot turn them off. Since telescreens are always present and are consistently displaying false information, citizens only get more and more confused. They cannot think of rebelling against the party. As he tortures Winston, O'brien says, ''We shall squeeze you empty, and then we shall fill you with ourselves (Orwell)'' The telescreens work two way, and the citizens also show happy faces in the telescreen so that they are not labeled as troublemakers since they believe that big brother is always watching. The party also doctor’s history since Winston is responsible for making sure that the party is illustrated as the victim, through its wars. He does this by manipulating history. The party also uses education as propaganda since when children get in elementary schools, they are brainwashed. They should report every aspect of betrayal to their parents, and are idealized with party ideas, to fight

individualism.
Aside from the propaganda portrayed from telescreens to fight individualism. The party utilizes doublethink as a form of propaganda. The party uses the slogan “WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH”. The party trying to manipulate everybody to think everyone already has what they need. The first slogan, “WAR IS PEACE” compels people to believe that war will bring about peace and tranquility in the society. This slogan also encourages people to join the army, because the people believe that they are going to be promoting peace by fighting for the country. “FREEDOM IS SLAVERY” the slogan encourages people to feel unhappy if they have freedom. That freedom would make them slaves to their own mind removing any possibility of independence. The last slogan “IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” influences the idea of independent thought even further away. It lets people feel like they shouldn't question anything that goes on around them or even worse, not notice what happens around them. Along with the slogan promoting ignorance, the party provides different things to people to distract them from the matters that happen every day. Things such as alcohol and gambling are provided, or anyone who begins to question or wonder about the anything that happens in the society, they are immediately labeled as troublemakers and are eliminated from the system.
as powerful as the party's slogans are, the caption on the bottom of posters everywhere is what really stands out to most people.“BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU” Is what the caption reads. It is displayed underneath the photo of Big Brother, who is the leader of the party. Whether or not Big Brother is a real person is unknown to everyone. All they know is that they could be being watched at any moment of the day due to constant surveillance from the telescreens. This is a form of propaganda because people are led to believe that the constant surveillance of everyone will benefit Oceania. They are made to think that the twenty-four-hour surveillance will help pick out the troublemakers and traitors and have them removed from the system. With that being done, the party wants everyone to feel like they are safe due to the constant supervision by Big Brother, but in reality are being watched so that the party can carry out their plans effectively. Seeing this phrase everywhere will keep people in check because they do not want to be labeled a nuisance which will result in their removal from the system. It makes people act how the party wants them to act and live their lives under the control of the party.
Aside from the slogans and phrases that are set everywhere, another major form of propaganda is The Two Minute Hate.

This video is played every day for two minutes as the name suggests. Videos of the party’s supposed enemies, such as Goldstein, are shown in the video. The video triggers everyone watching it and builds hatred for the party's enemies. The party succeeds in eliminating individualism through this propaganda. This activity promotes like-mindedness between everyone because they all watch the same video and develop anger simultaneously. The citizens all have the same thing in common by the end of the video, and that is the hatred for the enemies. No one is able to know if the enemies that are displayed in these videos are real or just created by the party to mislead the citizens. Viewing this video every day will contribute to the brainwashing of the citizens in a massive way. The hatred for the enemies is built into them. At the end of the day, the aim of the video is to make people forget about the anger they have towards Big Brother and the lack of control they have over their lives and build anger for the enemies of Big

Brother.
In conclusion, propaganda is proven to be an effective means of leading people in the direction you want, whether it is positive or negative. George Orwell’s 1984 proves that propaganda indeed helps to shape an individual's thoughts on a particular person or a set of ideas. Through the phrase “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU” the party has control over its citizens, so they can safely execute their plans as they have their society in control persuading the citizens to think it is for their safety. The party also used slogans such as “WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” the party manipulates the citizens to think a certain way. The party also uses the film “The Two Minute Hate” Big Brother manipulates the citizens; to channel the anger the citizens have towards Big Brother and focus it on the enemies of the party. Helping the party to eliminate the idea of individualism. The party uses the media, the government's false notions of patriotism and influences the citizens perceptions of the Oceanic society in attempt to get rid of individualism.