Important note: the CCP allows for paper copies of 1984 to be retailed within the country because the Party's view is that proles will be addicted to television and other visual/auditory media while the "Inner Party" will be educated enough to understand the concepts in the book but not turn against the regime.
The research on "theory of mind" has been scant but I for one believe it has a grain of truth.
Yes, you can't push propaganda if your subjects are illiterate.
Important note: the CCP allows for paper copies of 1984 to be retailed within the country because the Party's view is that proles will be addicted to television and other visual/auditory media while the "Inner Party" will be educated enough to understand the concepts in the book but not turn against the regime.
The research on "theory of mind" has been scant but I for one believe it has a grain of truth.
It makes sense. When you know that you are already in the favor of Big Brother (as tenuous as that is), the book must look a lot different.
1984 is an instruction manual for them.