The party uses laws to limit the freedom of the people. There are many strict laws in 1984 such as committing thoughtcrime, but at the same time there are no laws at all. The idea of having no laws creates fear among the people by being uncertain about the law and it forces them to behave the same way, which diminishes their individuality. An example of this was when Winston was talking to Syme, "And yet it was a fact that if Syme grasped, even for three seconds, the nature of his, Winston's, secret opinions, he would betray him, instantly to the thought police. Newspeak is another law the party uses to oppress and solidify their control over the people. The concept of Newspeak is used to decrease the vocabulary of the citizens. For example, "Wonderful" or "excellent" would be narrowed down to just "good". This limits the their critical thinking skills and it transforms them into talking robots. They only do what they are told to