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Figurative Language In 1984 By George Orwell

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1984” is a book written by George Orwell about a dystopian city that takes place in the distant future from Orwell's time. The book conveys a society where a government head called “BIG
BROTHER” has assumed control over the whole country, taking care of things such as people, wars, food and many other affairs. The story follows the main character Winston , who was a worker in the ministry of truth, during the story it shows the struggles he faces with taboo relations and actions within an oppressed society as well as government threat always looming over him as he fights to be free of the control society and government had always forced upon its citizens. George Orwell conveys the struggles of poverty , government and privacy in a realistic …show more content…

A specific quote from the text showing an allusion was, “if he could get her at a table by herself, somewhere in the middle of the room, not too near the telescreens, and with a sufficient buzz of conversation all round—if these conditions endured for, say, thirty seconds, it might be possible to ex- change a few words.” (Orwell p139). This part of the text is alluding to the fact that Julia and
Winston have to sit where eyes nor ears can hear even a brief exchange of words without the worry of the agents of BIG BROTHER peeking in to what they have to say. This goes to show what many have to go to even have a private conversation , something many take for granted in today's society of being able to speak with free will.
Foreshadowing was another major point within the story , this snippet, “ what time do you leave work?’‘Eighteen-thirty.’‘Where can we meet?’Victory Square, near the monument.’‘It’s full of telescreens.’‘It doesn’t matter if there’s a crowd.’‘Any signal?’” ( Orwell p142 and p143), shows a conversation between the main character Winston and his love interest , yet again …show more content…

Then we control the past, do we not?’” ( Orwell p313 & p314). This part of the book brings attention to the control government has within its own citizens minds , even though it’s impossible to control every person's memory, but history is an archive of human memory , therefore it’s ironic because they change past memories , so they control people's meteorites because they can not deny a “past” the government fabricated and created to fill out there agenda only further demonstrating what strong hold they had over society.
Poverty is something humanity has dealt with Many centuries , from the beginning to the present , and Orwell’s time was no exception. Within the world or “1984” Orwell portrays the society living within the dystopian cities as living in very poor conditions , only 2 percent which are government officials living a richer side of life. In a video essay “1984 Book Summary By
George Orwell A timeless fable against authoritarianism political regimes” by the YouTube channel Bookey: Empower your mind anywhere , briefly mentioned ,”people lived in desperate poverty,they live in ignorance like the Walking Dead (tv show),” ( Bookey: Empower you

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(286). It is possible for the nature of love to be strong, but in Winston’s case, love is not strong enough when confronted with physical torment, manipulating the emotions from its joyous forms to poisonous, self-destructing ones. Not only was Winston’s love for Julia destroyed by the Party, Julia herself was a spy of the Party who had been secretly observing Winston. This act of deception is demonstrated by the many hints that Orwell left throughout the novel, such as Julia’s lack of interest in the history of the Party when Winston reads to her from Emmanuel Goldstein’s book. Julia emotionally manipulates Winston because she never truly loved him, and was only with him to expose Winston to the Party.

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In pages 166-167 in part 2, chapter 7 of George Orwell’s 1984, he uses diction and imagery in order to create an earnest tone to vividly illustrate Winston’s love for Julia. In this passage, Orwell creates an earnest tone by using diction in order to show Winston’s affection for Julia. In this section of the book, Winston and Julia are discussing what they would do if they were caught by the Thought Police. Winston says that they will try to break them and force a confession out of them, however, he says that the only thing that really matters is that they should not “betray one another” (Orwell 166).

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1984 by George Orwell is a dystopian novel that follows protagonist, Winston Smith, as he retells the past in his own point of view. This novel is set in a fictional country, known as Oceania, during the year 1984. This novel is told in the past tense and contains elements of figurative language, including hefty loads of foreshadowing. Dark and frustrated, the author utilizes this tone to illuminate the dystopian aspects of the book. Winston is a low-ranking member of society, which is under the rule of the Party.

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Society is made up of multiple factors including individuality and opposition. George Orwell’s 1984 is a novel that depicts a communist dystopian society. Orwell wrote this novel to show what will happen to society under Communist control—more specifically, Joseph Stalin’s control. Orwell presents the reader with a protagonist, Winston, and through Winston, the reader can see the effects of extreme, forced conformity in a society. Through 1984, the reader can conclude that a society as a whole cannot thrive when constrained.

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In 1984, George Orwell reveals how Winston and Julia’s relationship shows how relationships with others are disbanded

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And ... at the end tongue sticking right out" emphasises the way that individuals have become inured to violence by constant exposure to cruelty. Furthermore, through the depiction of Winston's loveless relationship with his wife Katherine in the simile "to embrace her was like embracing a jointed wooden image", Orwell highlights how the Party's control of human intimacy to ensure absolute devotion to the State has caused the disintegration of meaningful relationships. However, whilst Winston and Julia's romance serves as a symbol of the power of love to undermine the power of the state, Orwell illustrates how relationships are ultimately rendered obsolete in the metaphor "No emotion was pure, because everything was mixed up with fear and hatred", signifying how constant indoctrination has diminished individuals’ capacity for true emotional expression hence destroying their relationships. Finally, Orwell demonstrates the inevitable destruction of relationships in Winston's

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Since this society prohibits love, the situation could be potentially bad for Winston and Julia. Except in this instance Winston ignored the rules and let his feelings flow. What Orwell is trying to say is that love will always be stronger than any restrictions set upon

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Although there are harsh rules that Winston was scared to disobey as he wanted to live his life without being tortured he decided to make a careless decision and make a rebellious decision to see Julia, a girl that he has become infatuated with, “If he could get her at a table by herself, somewhere in the middle of the room, not too near the telescreens, and with a sufficient buzz of conversation all round — if these conditions endured for, say, thirty seconds, it might be possible to exchange a few words” (Orwell 110). Winston could not keep himself away from Julia and had shared many things about himself that he thought was concealed when later he was caught with her. His act of not sharing anything about how he thinks and then still doing this with Julia and a man named O’Brien, yet relying on O’Brien at some points also led him to his downfall. O’Brien led Winston to think that he could share what he feared and how he felt with him as, “He was a person who could be talked to” (Orwell 252). Winston knew that he could only say, do, and show so much of

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Throughout history, power has grown to develop absolute control, leading superior individuals and groups to manipulate their people for selfish gain. After World War II, the disillusionment Orwell felt led him to write 1984, a novel that depicts a strict dystopian world. Citizens in 1984 were led by The Party, a government that manages to regulate its people. Winston Smith, the protagonist, is an ambitious man harboring resentment and dreams of rebellion against the protocols imposed upon the citizens. Throughout the novel, Orwell conveys how totalitarian governments use surveillance and the erasure of history to manipulate citizens, similar to the manipulation of social media today.

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As Orwell explains, "The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it, moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard" (5). Orwell also states, "The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely.."(4). This demonstrates power in the form of control over the citizens because the government is constantly listening to the citizens as well as forcing them to watch government propaganda. The theme of power is also developed through the use of manipulation

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This passage, the quote, and Winston’s early thoughts of Julia show the true purpose of Winston’s fantasy is not to have a sexual relationship with Julia, but to defile something of the party. At one-point Winston even thinks about raping Julia. This show how Winston’s hates Ingsoc, Big Brother, but even more their control over thought and their limit on individualism. This is

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The Curious Relationship Between Julia and Winston The government of Oceania in George Orwell’s 1984 stresses strict restrictions on love. The Party claims that relationships of love diverge focus from Big Brother. Yet in this society,there are rebels that still forge relationships despite the pressures placed on them to prevent love.

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In 1984, George Orwell emphasizes the result of the harsh political influence a person may face when societal norms follow in the lead of power. 1984 written by George Orwell, portrays the significance of invasive power in one's life and how it may reflect onto their actions and build rebellion towards the power. Orwell uses the conflict of the government's control over the citizens to portray how an individual loses their identity under dictatorial conditions from The Party. Winston was “sitting in the alcove” and by doing that, “was able to remain outside the range of the telescreen, so far as sight went. He could be heard, of course, but so long as he stayed in his present position he could not be seen.”

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This also shows how willing Winston is to sacrifice himself for love, as it can end in both of them getting caught. In addition to this, one of the first times that Winston talks about Julia, he begins to feel the rebellion. “Thus, at one moment Winston’s hatred was not turned against Goldstein at all, but, on the contrary, against Big Brother, the Party, and the Thought Police” (Orwell, 14). Publicly revolting in Oceania is extremely dangerous since there is too many telescreens watching over him. “All that they did was to keep alive in him the belief, or hope, that others besides himself were enemies of the Party” (Orwell, 17).

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After a cautiously planned meeting initiated by Julia, they started to see each other more often in secret. Over time, a romantic relationship started to develop, not solely based on physical and sexual attraction, but also as a result of their similar views centered around their hatred of the Party. Although both characters complement each other in terms of their views of Big Brother as Party members, their values and approaches to this issue fundamentally conflict in terms of morality and ethics, history, and politics. With regards to morality and ethics, Winston and Julia’s judgment and beliefs greatly differ. Winston, characterized as an idealist, deeply suffers from the existent totalitarian authorities and their full control of everything.

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