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How is Goldstein's book in "1984" organized?
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Goldstein's book, The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism, is organized into chapters that critique the Party's philosophy in "1984." Chapter 1, "Ignorance is Strength," examines how authoritarianism thrives through concepts like doublethink and newspeak. Chapter 3, "War Is Peace," analyzes the formation and conflicts of superstates, highlighting the Party's manipulation of perpetual war. Chapter 2 presumably covers "Freedom is Slavery," but its details are not disclosed.
Emmanuel Goldstein's book is called The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism. Goldstein opposes the predominant political philosophy of the society in 1984 and uses his book ("The Book") to directly target and challenge key elements of The Party's philosophy.
Chapter 1 of the book is called "Ignorance is Strength." This chapter explains how authoritarianism is being allowed to rise under the conditions imposed upon society by The Party. This chapter tackles issues such as doublethink and newspeak, both key tenets of The Party's philosophy.
Chapter 3 of the book, "War Is Peace," takes another of The Party's slogans as its title and explains how the superstates of the earth came to be. It also explains how the various warring continents came to be in conflict with each other and why The Party is attempting to spin this situation to its advantage.
Chapter 2 of the book refers presumably to the other Party slogan, "Freedom is Slavery," but Orwell does not expound upon this point; Winston does not gain an opportunity to read and describe the remaining parts of Goldstein's book for the purposes of the reader.
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