http://ihscslnews.org/view_article.php?id=170
The article “ Brainwashed! Child Soldiers in Africa” talks about how children around the world are being brainwashed in becoming child soldiers. This resembles my book’s social issue manipulation. The article states in many countries like Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Algeria, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Israel, India, China, etc. there are more than 300,000 children under the age of 18 working in government projects. Most of them were kidnapped or traumatized by the killing of their family. These children are easily manipulated to join the army by giving drugs, beating them or making them promises. Similarly, in the cell Winston can’t stop the torture session and the psychological control O’Brien is gaining. And this ability to manipulate people’s mind is the key for the Party’s rule and power. Same said for the armies or rebels who manipulate children into child soldiers. Therefore, after a while of the torture session, Winston begins to accept what O’Brien is saying is the truth and the torture session will cure him. This similarly is the case with the child soldiers as after a while of torture they being to accept their life and believe in what is being told to them is the truth and good for them. Another similarity I found between the child soldiers and Winston is that when child soldiers are brainwashed they don’t recall their past. Their past is changed and future is written by the rebel or the army controlling them. It’s the same case with Winston in my book as he can’t remember his past very well. Big Brother changes the past and controls the future of everyone, just like the rebel and the armies do of these child soldiers. It's just like O’Brien says in my book, “ Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmnyUmeGhE8
This is a video clip from the movie Blood Diamond which shows how these kidnapped children are manipulated into being child soldiers. They are beat and taught how to shoot guns. They are told that they are the heroes of this nation. They are men and that no one has ever given them respect, so they have to take it by pointing guns at them. This manipulation session is similar to Winston’s in the cell as he is first beat similar to the child soldiers. After he starts to accept what O’Brien is saying. Winston even starts to love O’Brien when O’Brien stops the torture for a while.
The article “ Brainwashed! Child Soldiers in Africa” talks about how children around the world are being brainwashed in becoming child soldiers. This resembles my book’s social issue manipulation. The article states in many countries like Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Algeria, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Israel, India, China, etc. there are more than 300,000 children under the age of 18 working in government projects. Most of them were kidnapped or traumatized by the killing of their family. These children are easily manipulated to join the army by giving drugs, beating them or making them promises. Similarly, in the cell Winston can’t stop the torture session and the psychological control O’Brien is gaining. And this ability to manipulate people’s mind is the key for the Party’s rule and power. Same said for the armies or rebels who manipulate children into child soldiers. Therefore, after a while of the torture session, Winston begins to accept what O’Brien is saying is the truth and the torture session will cure him. This similarly is the case with the child soldiers as after a while of torture they being to accept their life and believe in what is being told to them is the truth and good for them. Another similarity I found between the child soldiers and Winston is that when child soldiers are brainwashed they don’t recall their past. Their past is changed and future is written by the rebel or the army controlling them. It’s the same case with Winston in my book as he can’t remember his past very well. Big Brother changes the past and controls the future of everyone, just like the rebel and the armies do of these child soldiers. It's just like O’Brien says in my book, “ Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmnyUmeGhE8
This is a video clip from the movie Blood Diamond which shows how these kidnapped children are manipulated into being child soldiers. They are beat and taught how to shoot guns. They are told that they are the heroes of this nation. They are men and that no one has ever given them respect, so they have to take it by pointing guns at them. This manipulation session is similar to Winston’s in the cell as he is first beat similar to the child soldiers. After he starts to accept what O’Brien is saying. Winston even starts to love O’Brien when O’Brien stops the torture for a while.
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