Winston Smith Pins and Buttons

Doesn’t it sometimes feel like we are trapped in the novel 1984??

Winston Bulldog Smith by Arash Zandieh and Julian Aguilera

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Logo design for George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four"

The Ministry of Truth (Newspeak: Minitrue) is the ministry of propaganda. As with the other ministries in the novel, the name Ministry of Truth is a misnomer because in reality it serves the opposite: it is responsible for any necessary falsification of historical events. However, like the other ministries, the name is also apt because it decides what "truth" is in Oceania. As well as administering "truth", the ministry spreads a new language amongst the populace called Newspeak, in which, for example, "truth" is understood to mean statements like 2 + 2 = 5 when the situation warrants. In keeping with the concept of doublethink, the ministry is thus aptly named in that it creates/manufactures "truth" in the Newspeak sense of the word.

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The Ministry of Truth (Newspeak: Minitrue) is the ministry of propaganda. As with the other ministries in the novel, the name Ministry of Truth is a misnomer because in reality it serves the opposite: it is responsible for any necessary falsification of historical events. However, like the other ministries, the name is also apt because it decides what "truth" is in Oceania. As well as administering "truth", the ministry spreads a new language amongst the populace called Newspeak, in which, for example, "truth" is understood to mean statements like 2 + 2 = 5 when the situation warrants. In keeping with the concept of doublethink, the ministry is thus aptly named in that it creates/manufactures "truth" in the Newspeak sense of the word.

In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell, the Thought Police (Thinkpol) are the secret police of the superstate Oceania, who discover and punish thoughtcrime, personal and political thoughts unapproved by the Party. George Orwell's concept of "thought policing" derived from the intellectual self-honesty shown by a person's "power of facing unpleasant facts".

Weathered version of the Ingsoc party logo from George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four"

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The face of Big Brother looms over The Party's doublethink slogans in this graphic inspired by George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four. Big Brother's likeness here is based upon that in the 1956 film adaptation of the novel.

Matilda Hart Winston Bulldog by Arash Zandieh and Julian Aguilera

Matilda and Winston - The British Bulldogs created by Arash Zandieh @ArashEvo and Julian Aguilera @ArtOfaguilera

George Orwell (1903-1950), novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. Best known for his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) and Animal Farm (1945). The Times ranked him 2nd on the list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945"

War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, BIG BROTHER is WATCHING YOU. George Orwell's haunting prophecy for our future has become our present.

Room 101 from 1984

The leader of the party in 1984, he is everywhere.

1984 has been and gone, but there are plenty of people in the world who feel like they're still living there. Be like Winston Smith and make a small subversive statement with this cool t-shirt. (And if you don't know what we're talking about, where have you been hiding? Go out and read the book - it's called 1984!)

1984 has been and gone, but there are plenty of people in the world who feel like they're still living there. Be like Winston Smith and make a small subversive statement with this cool t-shirt. (And if you don't know what we're talking about, where have you been hiding? Go out and read the book - it's called 1984!)

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He’s always watching...