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Syme In The Novel 1984

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According to the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” Yet, in the United States at this very moment, the government is collecting information on everyone who makes a call, sends an email, plays a video game, or even owns a computer. They are in people’s houses without actually having to be there. This collection of information is unlawful, and unconstitutional, violating exactly what the government …show more content…

He is too intelligent. He sees too clearly and speaks too plainly. The Party does not like such people.” (53). Syme, even though he is working fully for the party, is essentially a dead man walking. Because he works so hard and, even though it is for the party, is so good at it, he is dangerous. And as Winston understands, Syme, even though is completely ordinary to the Party’s standards, is too smart. As Winston states, “There was something that he lacked: discretion, aloofness, a sort of saving stupidity.” (55). Trying to study for writing his dictionary, Syme would read many books. But, Big Brother is always watching, and even though Syme may not be breaking any laws, he is a little bit different than everyone else, and because of that, the Party cannot trust him. He is too smart, and according to the Party, too much of a threat. Syme understood and that one must be completely orthodox, and was so willingly, but as he did not understand, learning too much was unorthodox. As many others, such as Winston understood, knowing too much can make one unorthodox, and knowing that learning something could easily get one killed, they refrained from doing so, causing a lack of progress in the society of Orwell’s

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