Doublethink In 1984

Title: Doublethink In 1984
Category: Literature / Novels | Words: 1717 | Pages: 7.3 (approximately 235 words/page)

Doublethink In 1984

What is doublethink? Orwell describes doublethink as “the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” In 1984, doublethink is the normal way of thought, and as a result everyone understands it and practices it. Doublethink is different from changing ones mind, lying, and self-deception in many ways. Doublethink involves believing in the two contradictory ideas at the same time. This is different from lying because lying is …showed first 75 words of 1717 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1717 total…the life of a child who is experiencing life and trying to figure out the world. Doublethink is the idea of believing in two contradictory ideas but accepting both. There are instances of doublethink in our society that include affirmative action, jury duty, and religion. These all have positives and negatives on the modern day American society. Doublethink for the most part is not that necessary for society. It causes problems more often then not.

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