How Is Technology Used In 1984

Throughout 1984, citizens continuously lose their power and freedom through small advances in technology. Not only does technology have control over the citizens, but it also is quite beneficial to the government. The Party always wants and has obtained complete power especially with the uses of technology to monitor over the entire country without any obstacles. The use of technology is a major part in 1984; technology is used to keep track of the citizens’ daily agendas, edit many government documents, and make sure the citizens were following the Party’s laws. In order for the Party to maintain its desired power, the Party must watch the citizens’ as they complete their tasks each day. As Winston exercised one morning, he failed to bend over far enough. A woman’s voice from behind the telescreen yelled at him to bend further; Winston, of course, did as he was told whenever the voice form behind the telescreen spoke. The telescreens were everlasting, always turned on and could not be accessed by anyone besides the inner-party of Oceania, "The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed but there was no way of shutting it off completely" (Orwell 6).
Winston’s job in Oceania is in the Ministry of Truth, his job consists of him going back and editing government documents to hold up what the Party wants at that period in time. One day at work, Winston was told to go through the government’s system and change the rations on chocolate. Through the use of Oceania’s technology, Winston went “back through time” and changed the ration to what the Party wanted the document to say. The Party, desiring more power than ever, always says, “Who controls the past, controls the future” (Orwell 32). There are many ways Winston and his coworkers can change documents for the government, but the main source is through