"1984" So Far... (My Thoughts)

I'm going to be honest, I am only at part two in "1984" so far, and need to catch up on the reading, but so far the book for me is going alright I guess. It is hard for me sometimes to really concentrate on what is being said in the story, and for me to understand everything, but eventually I do get it all in my mind, and I am up to speed. I think the story does have a good plot for the most part, and the setting and characters are all believeable, and I can imagine in my mind what is going on, like I am watching a movie of it. The only thing that takes me a minute to know, are when things like "thought police", "telescreen", etc. are being talked about. As I read on I figure out what they are, but it's just at the time when they are first introduced, I get lost sometimes. Hopefully by the end of reading the entire book, I will understand "1984" 100%.

What's Going On?

In 1984, it seems that all of the characters in the book's setting have no clue on why life is the way that it is in their time. Even Winston, the main character, is questioning life at this point, when he states "I understand HOW, I do not understand WHY". This means that he knows how the society is being runned, and how the people are forced to live life, but he does not know why it is happening, and what the purpose of everything is for. Winson, and everybody were most likely brainwashed of everything from the past, and this is why they don't know what to do.

One reason that the people wouldn't know, is lack of education, and how their minds are being taught. The party basically regualtes what people should know, and what they shouldn't. They regulate everything that people read, people in the party are all required to have telescreens, so they are constantly being watched, and there are thought police, and so they know what exactly everybody is learning. This all keeps people from knowing about how they truly live, in other words.