Audrey Frazier Mrs. Dixon AP Language & Composition 16 February 2023 1984 Timed Write In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell uses irony to demonstrate a clear opposition between the Party and Winston. Winston's career, Julia's volunteering, and O’Brien’s glance all demonstrate Winston's conflict with the government while also being ironic in their opposition to themselves. The first way the author demonstrates opposition is through Winston's career. Winston works for the Ministry of Truth but is caught lying and sneaking behind the Party’s back. This shows the contrast between Winston's career and his personal choices. His job is to alter the past so that everything agrees with the present, however, when given the slightest opportunity, Winston betrays the Party and begins writing in his journal about them and their lies. This is ironic because not only is the Ministry of Truth changing that past into lies, but Winston is also lying to the party about his loyalty. He is not openly admitting to disliking the Party and has continued to work for them despite his moral beliefs. This shows us to opposition between Winston’s job and how he feels about doing it. …show more content…
Immediately following this act, Julia states that she must return to work for the junior anti-sex league. This is ironic because Julia and Winston committed a crime, then right after Julia goes to help with the prevention of this crime. This shows us that Winston does not care to follow the rules of the party. He knows that Julia is part of an important movement, aiding the Party in maintaining control, but chooses to disobey anyway. This tells us that Winston does not agree with the party but is continuing to maintain a facade of agreeing with them in order to