The
mutability of the past is a significant theme of the novel and an effective method that the
Party utilizes to maintain and control virtually every aspect of society.works at the Ministry
of Truth, altering and revising historical documents so that past records correspond to the
Party's current political agenda. In the dystopian nation of Oceania, the Party continually
revises history to make it seem like they are always in the right. The government even erases
people from history, after which they are referred to as "unpersons." Altering
historical documents gives the Party the ability to control the political and social climate at
all times. The difficult, complex practice of doublethink also enables the Party to dramatically
alter history without being questioned, which is illustrated during the Hate Week ceremonies
when Big Brother's...
Thursday, 1 December 2016
What was the role and importance of history in the classic book 1984?
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