A Freedom and Enslavement/Free Will
In Orwell's 1984 the set is in Oceania, a totalitarian state that is ruled by a god-like leader name Big Brother who completely controls the citizens down to their very own thoughts. Anyone who thinks rebellious thoughts are turned in by spies or Big Brother, who monitors them through highly sensitive telescreens. People are considered guilty of Facecrime if someone does not have the proper facial expression, so all facial expression are carefully guarded. It is also possible to commit thoughtcrime by being overheard when talking in their sleep, which Winston Smith is scared that he will do; it happened to his neighbor Tom Parsons. Freedom only exist in the proletarian ghetto, where crime and hunger is common. Winstons feels like he can't live in the ghetto, even though his life is almost as horrid as the ghetto dwellers.
The punishment for minor crimes are severe, yet people still break the law. The Party know that people naturally want to have sex, form of love bonding, and think for themselves instead of accepting unquestionably whatever the totalitarian government tells them. As long as people choose to exercise the freedom of free will, the Party must be very attentive against crime and make their punishment severe in order to keep in control.
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