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In the book 1984, by George Orwell, the people are controlled by a superior being, the Big Brother. The goal of the Party, which is the government, is to turn the brains of all the citizens into a thoughtless working machine. This brainwashing is achieved in many different ways. Some of the ways are constant media messages proclaiming the power of the Party, restricting the amount of luxuries each person was allotted, and severely punishing those who dared oppose the ways of the government. Simple human desires were revoked, and human instincts that were indestructible were made to look ugly and dirty.
The natural human desire for sex was made out to be a mundane duty only to assist the Party. Winston, the main character, struggles with this human desire. He longs to have sex, but he fears being caught by a patrolman. His desire overcomes his fears and he heads down to the proles to pick up a prostitute. He gets a prostitute and pays for her services. During this time he is......

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