The choice of a person to reject their own ideas of reality in order to conform to an orthodox belief of reality is fairly typical, except for those who have the belief of Epistemological Solipsism. There are two main areas of Solipsism. Both include the idea that a person's mind is the only thing that truly exists, and Epistemology holds the belief that the external world is a questionable matter, where as Metaphysical solipsism holds the belief that there is no external world. Epistemology is the most common among people who believe in solipsism and can be applied to the novel 1884 by George Orwell. This novel as well as OTHE TEO SOURCES will be used to back the thesis of this paper. Winston, the protagonist of 1894, is the everyday man. The idea of Epistemology…show more content… Winston, like many people in the present, questions his government. However in 1984 this is not typical. Most people are fully under control of the authoritarian government setting in the novel. Winston is a worker in the Ministry of truth and his job is to alter the past to line up with present in documents. He knows that the past is constantly being changed, along with the fact that he doesn't remember nearly anything from his childhood or what year it is- he has no way of proving what year it is. “The central assertion of solipsism rest on the lack of solid proof of the external world…” (Philosophy basics) This leads him to question the constant propaganda of Big Brother, such as they are always at war, if these enemy countries even truly exist, as well as the scapegoat figure named Goldstein. Winston is unsure of some of the things he thinks, or ‘remembers’, since there is no proof that he can access himself. Everything that he has been conditioned to believe, or thinks of on his own is questionable to him. Winston does however know in his mind that the power lies with the paroles whereas for himself he is doomed to be stuck in this
