New Totzka wrote:The Xenopolis Confederation wrote:Kids turning in their parents is no joke. It regularly happens in real life authoritarian regimes. The unwitting confession demonstrates how endemic the party is and how you can't truly trust anyone. The 2+2=5 concept demonstrates the complete dominion over the mind that the regime has, showing totalitarianism at its most basal form. These are not mere satire, these are very deep and poignant themes.
The scene with Parsons and Winston in the ministry of love is pitch black humour. Winston being forced to believe 2+2=5 is dark but its also somewhat absurdist as the state goes to extreme lengths just to prevent any form of intellectual resistance from Winston.
As for the Confessions...
You have an odd sense of humor or really didn't "get" what Orwell was going for, like at all.