1984 and the totalitarian society Living in a society where freedom of expression is limited is not, in any case, pleasant. A totalitarian society is a good example of such a society, because although it provides control to people, it can deny them great freedom of expression. The imaginary society in George Orwell's 1984 is also a metaphor for a totalitarian society. Communication, personal beliefs, and individual loyalty to the government are all controlled by the inner party that governs the people of Oceania to prevent them from rebelling. Today's society in America is much more democratic. Contrast with Orwell's 1984 society because people's communication, personal beliefs, and loyalty to government are all determined by the individual. In order to keep the people of Oceania compliant with the wishes of the ruling Inner Party, the Inner Party controls several aspects of people's lives. Communication, for example, is controlled for the benefit of the nation. Newspeak is a modified version of language that is imposed on people to limit their expression. Syme and Winston, two middle-class workers in Oceania, discuss the concept of Newspeak. Syme reveals that he supports the system, demonstrating how he has been brainwashed by the Inner Party that enforces the system. "It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words... Don't you really appreciate Newspeak, Winston... Don't you see that the whole purpose of Newspeak is to narrow the field of thought? In the end we will make crime literally impossible, because we won't they will be words with which to express it (p. 46)” It can be seen from this quote that the people of Oceania, as a group, have been brainwashed by the Inner Party to only use it. Newspeak. Syme, for example, understands its purpose and continues to respect the system because he has been trained to do so. The concept of Newspeak is designed to control citizens' personal beliefs by limiting their form of expression, as Syme explains. But when the government system is not followed, the Thought Police is used to prevent thoughts that oppose the nation. "How often, or with what system, the Thought Police connected to each individual cable was a guess. It was also conceivable that they monitored everyone continuously. (p. 6)" There is no doubt that - it is through Newspeak that the Thought Police: 1984 system of government has adequately prevented people from thinking against it. When all this surveillance is placed on people, they learn to conform to their country and eventually start to like it automatically. At the end of the story, after Winston is accused of thought crime by the Thought Police and tortured, he finally conforms to the general thoughts of Oceania. "He had finally conquered himself. He loved Big Brother. (p. 245)" This quote indicates that the inner party did everything necessary to preserve Winston's loyalty to the nation. Even Winston, who was once against his government, has now been “resolved” to support it and love its leader. The government of Oceania did everything it could to change Winston's mind, and as always, he got what he wanted. The America of 1997 is very different from Orwell's 1984 because, first and foremost, freedom of expression is a dominant factor in American communication. In conversations, as well as in newspapers and magazines, a variety of views and opinions are openly expressed. Censorship is not applied to a high extent. For example, demonstrations and protests that oppose some government policies are often held; laws or propositions are often challenged in public. The fact that these actions are not rebellions 1984..