This first step towards absolute control clearly manifests itself throughout 1984. The very structure of Orwell's Oceania serves to eliminate any concept of a juridical existence. ... Oceania adheres to Arendt's model in the respect that there is no clearly defined system of right and wrong. ... Oceania has no courts or prisons, only the Thought Police and the Ministry of Love. ... First, the society of Oceania represses interpersonal relationships, which help to define humans...

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