ful than any past rulers. Here Orwell made predictions for the possible directions of the development of totalitarianism. In the following passage from O'Brien's book, Orwell further illustrated the problem of inequality:

Of the three groups, only the Low are never even temporarily successful in achieving their aims. It would be an exaggeration to say that throughout history there has been no progress of a material kind. Even today, in a period of decline, the average human being is physically better off than he was a few centuries ago. But no advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer. From the point of view of the Low, no historic change has ever meant much more than a change in the name of their masters.

Here we can see that Orwell somewhat pessimistic about the equality problem. He apparently thought that there was not any improvement in equality during the long course of human history. He might attribute this to the selfish nature of human beings. However, he went too far to say there was no improvement at all. "Advance in wealth" will definitely help to improve equality according to Orwell's own belief. If not, the totalitarian government in Oceania would not have to deliberately destroy the superfluous material wealth by having war with other countries, because wealth is a fundamental assurance that the dream of equality can become true.

2.3 Interference of the Communist Party into People’s Private Lives

Having certain privacy in one’s life should be considered a fundamental and self-evident human right. While under totalitarian regime as is described in Nineteen Eighty-Four, privacy is not possible for Party members. And people’s private lives such as relationship’s with family and love between men and women, are all intruded upon by “thought police ”and spying equipment like” telescreen”.

In the novel, all the interpersonal relationships seem abnormal. This is because the intrusion and interference of the government into people's private lives. Through evolution, human beings evolved extremely subtle feelings while retaining some animal's traits. However, the rulers of Oceania adopt some measures such as "Anti-sex League" to control Party members' private lives. Thus, Party members become soul slaves deprived of normal human feelings.

2.3.1 The Communist Party Controlling Winston’s Love with Julia

Longing for women's love indicates Winston's animal instinct as well as spiritual need as a normal and self-conscious human being. He and Julia's relationship is going through a process of changing from simple sexual impulse to true love as they see each other more and more. This indicates that as human beings, it is only natural for people to have normal physical desires and need for spiritual communications of a higher level.

Julia's passive revolt deepens the tragic sense of the story-to some extent Winston is all by himself, as he has no one to turn to, and no "comrade". The one who truly understands him is not his lover and accomplice Julia, but his enemy O'Brien. This also shows Orwell’ s limitation in understanding women. Julia's revolt is mostly aroused by oppression of the Party on people's physical liberty.It is somewhat blind. She does not care. about serious and profound questions concerning how are governed, where the world is going and why the society is like this, etc. Nevertheless, she falls asleep while Winston is eagerly reading the book that reveals many essential secrets about how and why they are being oppressed to her. Julia does not bother about caring for other people's fate. She does not take the trouble of thinking about questions concerning the future and the past. Other than instinctively avoiding getting caught by thought police and getting food and shelter that she and Winston need, she does not think about political problems as Winston does. She just has no interest in politics because she fails to