An example of this today is when some people refer to the federal bureaucracy as the “deep state.” Another current example is the replacing of the word equality with equity.

As a result, newspeak would control how the people thought. It made it harder for the people to have their own beliefs and knowledge. Newspeak was a language that allowed the Party to control the people’s minds. In 1984, Big Brother and the Party developed the idea of “newspeak” to manipulate how the people thought. This was also patently false, but by controlling the “narrative” Biden sought to bolster his presidency.

Similarly, President Joe Biden attempted to rewrite history for political purposes by claiming that the U.S withdrawal from Afghanistan was a great success. Another example is when Trump claimed that the 2020 election was stolen in order to keep his followers in his thrall. This was a patently false statement, but Trump wanted to make himself look better and more powerful. than attended President Barack Obama’s inaugural. For instance, Donald Trump claimed that more people attended his inaugural address in D.C. There are many examples of this today in politics. Big Brother and the Party would rewrite history in order to maintain power over the people. One of the themes in 1984 concerns the rewriting of history. It’s a book that deserves especially close reading today for the way in which it captures many worrisome current trends. It’s a dystopian novel about a powerful, corrupt government taking control of the people, manipulating them and constantly watching them. Many people most likely read this book in either ninth or tenth grade. One book in particular that connects to our present day is 1984, written by George Orwell in 1949. Some of these books, though written 50 to even hundred years ago, are still very significant to this day. In WJ’s English curriculum, we read many great old books.

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