In 1984, what is the significance of the telescreen announcement regarding the chocolate ration? part 1.chapter 5

The significance
of the telescreen announcement about the chocolate ration is to demonstrate the extent to which
the Party has succeeded in indoctrinating people into its ideology. The principles of Ingsoc
that forbid thought crime and an acknowledgement of the past are fully operational. People
believe what they are told as the absolute truth and so do not question any information
delivered by the telescreen.is astonished by the news that demonstrations were held to hail Big
Brother for increasing the chocolate ration to 20 grams when in fact just the previous day, it
was announced that the ration was actually being reduced from 30 grams to 20 grams. Nobody seems
to remember this announcement apart from Winston. Nobody dared think otherwise for fear of
vaporization for having committed thought crime. This shows that the Party has succeeded in
brainwashing the people and can therefore control their minds and behavior to maintain the
societys structure.