Conformity is
enforced in a number of ways in . Firstly, the Thought Police are one
method of ensuring conformity because they represent the threat of violence and imprisonment in
the Ministry of Love.
Secondly, conformity is enforced through the
telescreens. By constantly monitoring the movements and conversations of Party members, the
Party ensures that people do exactly as they are told and, therefore, all behave in the same
conformist manner. Once again, violence is key here: people behave because they know the
penalties for flouting the Party's expectations.
The Party also enforces
conformity through the Two Minutes' Hate. During this ritual, everyone expresses their hate
against Goldstein in the same manner, in the same location, and at the same time, thereby
creating conformity among Party members.
Finally, conformity is also
enforced through Newspeak. This language, developed by the Party, is designed to make
thoughtcrime impossible and, therefore, ensure the conformity of...
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