In the world of 1984, the cartoonist would have been vaporized, and all evidence of his work and existence would be removed from the record. I guess we still have a way to go. #1984https://twitter.com/jflier/status/1146018607845040128 …
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Vaporization was Winston’s term for people disappearing (half way through my reread) - a major element of which was what you describe. Whether murdered or transformed into a mindless shell who loves Big Brother and has no unique identity, vaporization seems like a fine term.
Ah! Thanks, I'd forgotten that. Maybe not surprising given that I think I actually last read it in 1984! 
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I last read it in 1964, and I find the re-read far more disturbing and powerful. I know a lot more today than I did then.
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I'll have to look at it again. I remember at the time I didn't think it was psychologically plausible, and I was more impressed with Huxley's Brave New World. But... given the events of recent history, I should probably revisit that judgment!
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I plan to reread Brave New World after 1984. Girding myself for the battles ahead.
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