1984 #11

There are two quotes in the "Ignorance is Strength" chapter that clarify the fact that the members of Big Brother's parties are not in any way tied down, but simply all have the same beliefs. The first quote can be found on page 208, "membership in these three groups is not hereditary" and the second is "its rulers are not held together by blood ties but by adherance to a common doctrine" (Orwell 209).This shows that the possibility of a mutiny can't be completely ruled out, but proves that it can be considered unlikely because of how loyal all members are to Big Brother and his ideas. Orwell insists that the rulers are in no way blood related in order to be sure that it is not thought that there is any type of discrimination in the Party. The Party is made up of all different races, who must be chosen after an examination at a young age. The fact that all rulers are chosen at only age 16 is yet another representation of how successful the Party is in controlling the people of Oceania's ways of thought , even from a very young age. Because of this, any plan of mutiny that had crossed Winston's mind was surely becoming less and less of a possible reality.