by Sian Norris. In George Orwell’s dystopia republic of Oceania, the Party of Big Brother is determined to ‘kill off the sex instinct’. If it can’t be killed, they aim to ‘distort it, or dirty it’, reducing sex to a function, a couple’s ‘duty to the Party’. So when Winston Smith and Julia embark on […]

The Control & Repression of Sexuality. By: Caroline Beddoe What was more important was that sexual privation induced hysteria, which was desirable because it could be transformed into war-fever and leader-worship. … ‘All this marching up and down and cheering and waving flags is simply sex gone sour. If you’re happy inside yourself, why should […]

In the world of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty Four sexual regulation is an integral part of the government’s ability to control the population of Oceania. Orwell presents a critique of the sexual regulation imposed on the subjects of Oceania in his presentation of a dystopian society and makes an argument for sexual privacy.