Abuse Of Power In 1984

People have many fundamental rights such as the right to free speech, the right to rebel, and the right to have a say in their government. However, governments do not always protect or respect those rights as they should. 1984 addresses these issues in a dystopian world where the government has total control. In 1984 by Orwell, the totalitarian regime of Oceania distorts Winston's morals and beliefs through visual reminders of power, thereby conveying the theme of corrupt governments manipulating people to believe their propaganda through total control.
The totalitarian government of Oceania distorts Winston’s morals and beliefs through the constant monitoring and manipulation of citizens through technology and visual cues. The Party has

The posters of Big Brother are ominous and say “Big Brother is watching you”. Winston feels like Big Brother’s eyes follow him everywhere. The pictures are a physical manifestation of the Party’s power, as Big Brother is the face of the Party. However, no one knows if he actually exists. The posters are supposed to reassure people that Big Brother has everything under control, but, in reality, they are very threatening, as the posters remind Winston that he is always being watched. The telescreens play a similar role. They create a lack of transparency between the government and the people. The Party can see Winston at all times. Winston knows the telescreens are there which affects his behavior as he always needs to seem like a Party supporter and cannot display any rebellious behavior. Winston can barely remember a time before all these physical reminders of the Party’s power existed. After having pretended to believe and go along with the Party’s beliefs, he has also begun to to believe them to a certain extent. The telescreen is also important in the room Winston rents above Mr. Charrington’s shop as it is hidden and Winston and Julia do not know it

Party members are assigned vices. Winston’s vices are alcohol and cigarettes. This distorts the actual meaning of a vice, as, typically, vices are morally wrong and are discouraged. The Party also implements 2 Minutes of Hate where a video of Goldstein is played and people yell at the screen. Winston explains how he feels immense hatred toward Goldstein but also Big Brother at one point because the hatred is not coming from Winston’s beliefs but from the people around him and the habit of hatred that watching the video invokes. Because of the omnipresence of the Party and threat of the Thought Police, Winston believes his rebellious acts were discovered from the beginning. This feeling of pessimism leads Winston to subconsciously make the decision to be less careful with covering up his rebellious acts. He takes risks with renting the room and meeting O’Brien which eventually leads to the failure of his resistance towards the government. The culture that the Party forces twisted Winston’s morals and invokes artificial feelings. Winston claims he will never betray Julia to the Party. However, once he is tortured in Room 101 by the rats, he offers her up to be tortured, too. The Party spent hours breaking and brainwashing Winston, and now he is willing to betray someone he thought he loved before. On the other