In 1984, the author shows a strong image on manipulation.The government teaches people how to do double thinking. People are forced to accept “the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously”. This shows that when double thinking is putting two contradictory beliefs into one, people still need to accept them. The most important example of doublethink is when the government teaches the people that “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is the strength.” Unfortunately, we may know these are not true but the government manipulates the public with false information and encourages them to accept everything. The government is shown to be really powerful in regards to manipulate people’s lives. The government is good at spying secrets so “you must also hide from yourself”. This quote warns people that they have to lie to themselves and keep lying over and over again until they do not know the truth. One of the most important for mind manipulate is when the government manipulates the children. After children go to camping, parents …show more content…
The party in 1984 has complete political power in the present with the slogan "who controls the past controls the future". This shows that party's version of the past is what people believe but it has no evidence in real events and become the truth. In V for Vendetta, the government believes that "the release of St. Mary's Virus was done by terrorists and undesired". This false new is shown by the government but the truth is the virus is created by the Norsefire and uses to create the