The party in 1984 does all of these things to maintain complete power over the people of Oceania. Big Brother is able to have total power over the population because the people of Oceania have followed and done everything Big Brother says to do. This is not just an issue that needs to be examined in the book, but across the globe. If people don't rise up and stand up for what they believe in when they have the chance, they could find themselves in a society similar to that of 1984. It is important that the government never has complete and total power over the country. people, otherwise they will abuse that power and it will be very difficult for people to succeed