Repetition

WAR IS PEACE

FREEDOM IS SLAVERY

IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH 

This is the slogan of the Party. This Party has this slogan engraved in every subordinate's mind. No one in Airstrip one will ever forget it, but what does it really mean? They repeat something that they don't even comprehend. They have been brain washed and some of them don't even know it.

Definitions to keep in mind:
1. War: a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.
2. Peace: freedom from disturbance.
3. Freedom: the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.
4. Slavery: the practice of system of owning a person and forcing them to do work.
5. Ignorance: lack of knowledge of information.
6. Strength: the quality or state of being strong.

There is a pattern that these definitions follow. They all contradict each other. It's very strange, because contradictions make the brain think. It comes up with a range of different scenarios to try to grasp the idea that is being explained. It tries to define the situation. The Party does not want their members to think; they want to think for them. The Party wants the citizens to blindly follow and believe everything they say. Yet, this slogan is constantly repeated. "WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH" (Page 4). "WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH" (Page 16). "WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH" (Page 26). It continues throughout the book. Why do you think they keep repeating this? What does it mean to you? Better yet, what do you think it means to them?

On another topic, some of the Party members are passionate about the Party's control of the citizens, such as Syme. Others, just want to be truly free, like Winston. Some members are so pro-Party that they wouldn't hesitate to get this tattoo. This tattoo is currently on the skin of someone in the real world. If they are passionate enough, wouldn't fictional characters be, too?

Yet, these questions remain:
Who defines what a war is?
How can you know if you truly hold peace?
What does it mean to be free?
What considers someone a slave?
Is there anyone who is actually ignorant?
How can we test someone's strength?