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1984 Hyperbole Analysis

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Many people face terrible decisions that rack them for all of eternity. However, they never change and always stay the outcasts, like Winston from 1984 authored by George Orwell. Winston lives in London, Oceania and has a knack for thinking rebellious ideas. He never forms meaningful bonds with anyone and trusts no one but himself. Therefore, Winston has an attitude that many people see as mysterious and an outcast. George Orwell with his use of hyperbole expresses that Winston is the oddball in Oceania. Foremost, Oceania’s population are all happy and fun to be living in Oceania and suspect nothing wrong. For instance, when Winston is invited to the Parsons’s flat to fix a pipe, Winston takes a good look at Mrs. Parson’s face, and the author states, “One had the impression that there was dust in the creases of her face” (20). Mrs. Parson is thirty years old and should not have wrinkles during her age. However, she does because of her kids who trouble her constantly and she cannot take care of herself so she has dust on her body. Furthermore, Winston thinks of how Parson deals with the devilish kids and how she will be tested for unorthodoxy why they leave. George Orwell, uses hyperbole in the dust on her face. She should not have dust on her face or creases. Furthermore, when Winston, Syme, and Mr. Parson are at lunch, Mr. Parson talks about his kid’s accomplishments, and George Orwell states, “I gave him a good dressing down for it” (56). Parson, thinks about how Winston would have felt in that situation and punished accordingly. Winston is shaken by the accident and feels gratitude …show more content…

George Orwell persuades the reader to know that people change and sometimes not for the better. Many people usually do not get accepted into the groups they want to, however with a little effort they can. Do not give up on one’s dreams, they can come true,

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