1984 Part 1

Equality and conformity have been established in 1984's totalitarian society through "The Party" and extreme supervision of one's thoughts and ideas, and other documents and writings. The Party uses different methods of propaganda to manipulate people's thoughts and opinions, trying to conform everyone into dependent thinkers. They have hundreds of BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU signs to watch everyone's waking move and convince them that being independent is wrong and shunned. This has the main goal of trying to level everyone out in the society to the same thinking capacity, an odd sense of equality that  The Party wants to create within the community. There are such things as thoughtcrimes that encourage people into conformity. Thoughtcrimes are just as they sound; evil thinking or wrongdoings in one's mind, purely consisting of thoughts and ideas. Thoughtcrimes are never verbalized, but are still often recognized through sketchy actions or off movements. People convicted of thoughtcrimes may never have the chance to think again. This pushes people in 1984 to believe in whatever The Party wants them to believe in, managing to convince themselves that whatever is being thrown at them is valid and accurate in order to ensure no thoughtcrime is being committed.

Reducing conflict is another main theme seen in stories of utopias. In 1984, religion has been almost demolished. There is little mention of it and people are certainly unaware of the meaning or use behind religion. Relationships have been altered from our standard view of their nature; abstinence is greatly supported and even celibacy is promoted and praised. Relationships are no longer seen as fundamental and natural. The Party is trying to demolish the very idea of human relationships, altering the views of the citizens by having them believe sex is filthy and disgusting, hoping to eliminate the idea and turn it into a severe taboo. Individual rights have been taken away for the promise of security. Everything is controlled by Big Brother. This creates a forced happiness that isn't really happiness; that fact that people are convincing themselves that this security will make their lives better gives them the idea that they are happy. However, like all conforming masses, you cannot see the other side of a situation when you are allowing yourself to be drowned in the intended propaganda.

After part one, I can safely conclude this society in 1984 is a dystopia. It's obvious The Party is intending to create a utopia, but in reality, utopias don't exist. The extreme oppression and conformity The Party has enforced has led to a dystopia where no one can think for themselves and can't go anywhere without the fear of being someone who sticks out of the crowd.