A key idea that all three of these values have in common is that it is never possible to have all three together at the same time. This fact is evident when reading 1984 because no one always knows everything. Big Brother can't always keep an eye on what everyone is thinking, while Winston doesn't know everything that goes on behind the scenes in society. If you look closely enough, you can imagine that the proles contain the knowledge and freedom of society. They can do whatever they want as long as they are smart enough to stay out of the spotlight. The Outer Party has more freedom and power, but not much knowledge of what goes on behind the scenes of society. As Winston's last hope for freedom, Emmanuel Goldstein revealed in his book The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism, that “the Ministry of Peace deals with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture, and the Ministry of Abundance with hunger” (216). Winston soon learns that the society he had always hated was a lie, and this fuels his fire of rebellion even more. His lack of knowledge was an element that forced him to belittle the totalitarian governed society. Finally, the Inner Party enjoyed the power and knowledge of
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