Mind Control

Have you ever felt like you were being controlled? Living a life that you don't fully have control over mentally. Well in the book 1984 their were a lot of examples of mind control. When Winston first moved into his apartment the most noticeable thing in their was the telescreen. This telescreen was basically like a monitor that spied on Winston. It could hear everything he said during the day and night time. Could you imagine living alone and never being able to say your real thoughts out loud. Some people think its crazy to talk to yourself but i believe a person would go crazy if they cant let out their opinions and thoughts. But not only was it bad that Winston knew what he said would be heard but he also had to worry about not saying anything against Big Brother or their would be bad consequences. I can relate to this because its almost like when I would sit inside behavior development aka BD. I got so bored and frustrated that i had to sit through a whole day of school in the same room not saying or doing anything. I would just have my thoughts and after thinking for a long time good thoughts turn into bad thoughts. I can only imagine how bad Winston felt when he had to live a lot of his life like this. Maybe it was easier for Winston because he did not have the temptations i had to want to text or listen to music. One common thing I'm sure have in common is the desire to express ourselves freely. Do you have this same desire?