In 1984, the Party socially controls its citizens through many means. Despite there being no laws, the Party annihilates anyone whose thoughts or actions are rebellious or indicate that they have the potential to commit a crime in the near future. The presence of telescreens in every room reminds people that "Big Brother" is always watching them, forcing them to live in fear and distrust everyone out of fear of being reported to the Thought Police. The Party further controls people as well as reality itself by destroying historical evidence that contradicts anything the Party says, does, or stands for. The Ministry of Truth is a lie-making factory, rewriting all written records and works in order to bring the written record into compliance with the version of history supported by the Party that backs the Party's ever-changing policies. Written works depicting the past in a way that may not support Party ideology are thrown out or translated to Newspeak, a twisted version of English made by the Party to lack words that may invoke any individualistic thoughts or revolutionary actions.
Through these measures, the Party in 1984 successfully controls its populace, and oppresses them without their knowledge, implementing social control as a force that can be used to control reality itself.
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