Freedom in the Context of 1984

Freedom is an important theme in the novel 1984. The majority of the people of Oceania have been denied as much freedom as possible by the government, and they have taken about everything away, and try to enforce it. The freedom of the mind is what keeps Winston to break the rules set by Big Brother. Freedom is all a mental condition; to be able to act according to one’s own will without being oppressed by another person’s own will. The government in the book sets the freedom of the people so low that they can’t distinguish what is being kept from them, so in their minds, they are unaware that they have no freedom. Freedom cannot be definitely measured; it is measured by one’s awareness and will, information and desires. The slogan used by Big Brother, “Freedom is Slavery”, is a translation of the fact that there is always someone who will try to use his own freedom to deny others from their own freedom. Freedom is a psychological word. There is always a fight for fair and just freedom. Achievements are results of freedom, may it be from one person or multiple people, achieving more is linked to freedom.