Warfare
Austin King
Thematic Statement
Manipulation through warfare is ultimately needed to keep classism, and mainly, power. In the book the party uses warfare to control and regulate supplies and the people.
Quotes
"That was before the war, of course"
"Which war was that?" said Winston
"Its all wars," Said the old man vaguely. (1.8.35-37)
Warfare is so it becomes hard to recognize who they're at war with. This is the manipulation of warfare of the party.
Some pictures of Warfare
Warfare
This shows what warfare is really like.
Big Brother
This is the one who leads the party in 1984 and he's the one who tells the citizens about all the wars.
The map
This map shows Oceania which was "always" at war with someone, to manipulate the people.
Warfare is Manipulation
More Quotes
"The primary aim of modern warfare is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living."
Therefore warfare is used to keep the standard of living in check (or keep it as a low standard of living). They make the people think they have less resources than they do.