Doublethink In George Orwell's 1984

Does one’s vote for U.S. President really count? In a U.S. Presidential Election, the American people vote for their preferred candidate; however, votes from a select group of people known as electors are the only ones that count in the election. George Orwell’s 1984 displays the dangers of giving a select group of people too much power, as it deprives the people of their voice in governmental matters. 1984 reflects how the people do not have an actual say in who becomes their leader. The Electoral College stands in the way of a true democracy in the United States; therefore, the United States needs to abolish it in order for the government to hear the voices of the American people.

The machinery of the Electoral College prevents people from having a direct voice in the U.S. Presidential Election. The U.S. Government uses the Electoral College system in a U.S. Presidential Election, in which voters actually vote for a select group of people known as electors, who then cast the final votes for each Presidential candidate.

Newspeak consists of euphemisms and doublethink, and such slogans using doublethink include “WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” (Orwell 4). George Orwell includes doublethink to display how the government of Oceania fools its citizens. The U.S. parallels Oceania in the fact that it deceives its own citizens by calling itself a democracy, even though the government does not even give the masses the power to choose their own President. As stated above, the American public has known about the Electoral College institution. However, the democratic self-portrayal of the U.S. Government makes the American people disregard the true effects of the Electoral College. Therefore, the use of euphemisms and doublethink in 1984 conveys the fact that what the government calls itself is not entirely