![]() In the novel, for someone to even recognize-let alone mention-any contradiction within the context of the Party line is akin to blasphemy, and could subject that person to disciplinary action and the instant social disapproval of fellow Party Members. In the novel, its origins within the citizenry is unclear while it could be partly a product of Big Brother's formal brainwashing programs, the novel explicitly shows people learning doublethink and Newspeak due to peer pressure and a desire to "fit in," or gain status within the Party-to be seen as a loyal Party Member. George Orwell coined the term doublethink (as part of the fictional language of Newspeak) in his 1949 dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ![]() Doublethink is related to, but differs from, hypocrisy. For the London production company, see Doublethink Theatre.ĭoublethink is a process of indoctrination in which subjects are expected to simultaneously accept two conflicting beliefs as truth, often at odds with their own memory or sense of reality. ![]() For the distortion of language inspired by this concept, see Doublespeak. This article is about the concept in Nineteen Eighty-Four. ![]()
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