The ‘absence of chocolate’ in the fictional child’s arms symbolizes love, a primitive feeling, and is demonstrated in the actions of the imaginary woman and the proles, provoking Winston’s realization of the importance of individual relationships in a society, and thus perpetuating that the human identity is lost in the middle part of the hierarchical structure of power in order to prevent rebellion. “When the last of the chocolate was gone, his mother clasped the child in her arms. It was no use, it changed nothing, it did not produce more chocolate…” (Orwell 2-4). The chocolate in the child’s arm is used to represent all of what his mother gave him that is materialistic. However, Orwell uses the absence of chocolate to symbolize the primitive feeling of love. This example, which Orwell wrote through the thoughts of Winston, …show more content…
“When once you were in the grip of the party, what you felt or did not feel, what you did or refrained from doing, made literally no difference.” (10-12). Orwell now begins to show effect of the higher party through Winston’s description of their dogmas, which has the opposite effect compared to the actions of the mother. Winston begins to realize that a relationship with the party is much different than that with an individual, as it is far from a mutual association. The party manipulates the individual causing them to believe that they have a never ending supply of ‘chocolate’. The manipulation caused by higher parties cause the oppressed to believe that their treatment is right and thus are turned into brainwashed individuals who aren’t capable of consensus to rebel. “What mattered were individual relationships, and a completely helpless gesture, and embrace, a tear, a word spoken to a dying man, could have value