Quiz

Quiz

     

     A lot of people aren't very conscious of the state that they are in. People living in the society of 1984 don't know that they are being oppressed. Winston observes women as they riot over things that do not matter, such as the supply of saucepans that were being sold. They accused the stall keeper of favoritism and of holding back reserves of saucepans elsewhere. "Until they become conscious, they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled, they cannot become conscious," (Orwell 61).  The citizens of Oceania don't know what's going around them and they do not rebel. They don't know that their own government has been keeping them in an oppressed state so, they choose to not rebel. They will not rebel until they find out what's going on behind the scenes. Instead of rising up for what matters, they choose to riot for things that shouldn't matter. Their choice only depends on as much as they know and if they aren't self-aware, they will not choose to rebel against the tyrannical government controlling their lives.