“The earth is the center of the universe. The sun and stars go around it” (pg. 265). In the effort to convince people that nothing existed before humans and that the Party has been in control of everything, O’Brien and the Party stick with their theory of the universe. The theory that the sun and stars orbit around the earth was originated by Aristotle. In the Medieval Ages Aristotelian views were ‘baptized’ into the Catholic Church. Orwell’s government does not stand for people not accepting its views, similar to the Church in the Medieval Ages.
"The Universe of Aristotle and Ptolemy." The Universe of Aristotle and Ptolemy. Web. 3 June 2010.
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