"What famous novel invented the terms ""thoughtcrime"" and ""doubleplusgood""?"
Thoughtcrime Union, Maoist China, and Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge. Works: Thoughtcrime A thoughtcrime is an Orwellian neologism used to describe an illegal thought. The term was popularized in the dystopian novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell, first published in 1949, wherein thoughtcrime is the criminal act of holding unspoken beliefs or doubts that oppose or question Ingsoc, the ruling party. In the book, the government attempts to control not only the speech and actions, but also the thoughts of its subjects. To entertain unacceptable thoughts is known as crimethink (or wrongthink) in Newspeak, the ideologically purified dialect of the party.
Thoughtcrime telescreen is constantly watching each citizen. Winston Smith recognises that he has no idea who is behind the technology, watching him or anyone else. Because of this system of surveillance, the Thought Police and the Ministry of Love become universally feared by any member of the Outer Party or any one of the 'Proles' who is capable (or felt by the Party to be capable) of thoughtcrime. "Crimestop" means to rid oneself of unwanted thoughts immediately, i.e., thoughts that interfere or disagree with the ideology of the Party. This way, a person avoids committing thoughtcrime. In the novel, we hear