Actual Essay 4 - Reducing One's sanity

Question 1

Part 1

The power of these regimes does not only compromise the tangible freedoms …

Answer 1

The power of these regimes does not only compromise the tangible freedoms required for social cohesion, it also reduces one’s sanity to a level of unthinking compliance.

For Winston, who knows that he will cling to the truth even “against the whole world,” ultimately means that he is being denied the freedom of sanity, and that the State’s prioritization over people’s freedoms has created a society of apathetic clones of acceptance. EG?

Question 2

Part 2

Contrastingly, the GDR’s approach to..

Answer 2

Contrastingly, the GDR’s approach to Stasi propaganda did not only unconsciously force people into compliance, but coerces them into it.

Funder notes that it was a “condition of sanity” for people to accept GDR logic, denoting a similar compromise of stability in order to find gratification in oppression.

Whilst being interviewed, Herr Koch tells Funder that the GDR was “like a religion” as it was the only place where people placed their faith into the meaning of their lives, as dissent could only offer punishment”.

Question 3

Part 3

Whereas Winston who fell to the dominion of the ..

Answer 3

Whereas Winston who fell to the dominion of the Party, Funder demonstrates that despite the lack of liberty, freedom can be found in the ashes of a broken world.

With the release of Stasi documents, the puzzle women sorting through each one gives those affected a “peace of mind” to understand the atrocities they endured.

Question 4

Part 4

With a revival of societal resurgence, the..

Answer 4

Couple with a revival of societal resurgence as with the fall of the Berlin wall, the German people are ingrained with more than trust and understanding, but a “yearning” for a hopeful future.