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George Orwell 1984 Symbolism Analysis

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Camille Brule Mrs. Schroder English IV Honors 26th April, 2018 Smashing Symbols Symbols are utilized by authors to convey meaning and hidden themes to readers as a way to get a point across without being overt. Symbols in literature don’t have to be physical objects, they can be names, people, events, or ideas. George Orwell consistently utilizes symbols throughout 1984 as a way to add another layer of depth to the book. The books overall feeling is dark and secretive, by adding symbols Orwell challenges the reader to read between the lines to fully appreciate the message behind 1984. The symbols in said novel represent a range of things, from dreams of the future, to betrayal and the power of big brother, Orwell uses the same technique to …show more content…

When Winston first sees the image of St. Clements church he is washed over with a feeling of familiarity, “Winston gazed at it [the image of St. Clements Church] for some moments. It seemed vaguely familiar, though he did not remember the statue,” (Orwell, 98). The prickling of a memory upon seeing the image is symbolic, again, of how any connection to the past is erased by the Party. It is also an intriguing picture for Winston because the Party has abolished all religion so seeing a church is more rare than it is for us. When Winston finds out that there was a telescreen hidden behind the picture of St. Clements, he is shocked and doesn’t know what is going on. The fact that there was a piece of tech owned by Big Brother to spy on Winston hidden behind a religious picture is similar to the symbolism of the paperweight being smashed. The Party has eyes everywhere and the picture that intrigued Winston so much, eventually betrays him by being the hiding place of the telescreen. The Party is also literally ‘the eyes of God’ while spying on Winston through the telescreen, ironic since they abolished …show more content…

Emmanuel Goldstein is the enemy of the Party in 1984. It is no coincidence that Orwell used an obviously jewish name. 1984 was written in 1944, meaning Orwell was extremely familiar with the holocaust going on at the time. Orwell fought against tyranny before he wrote 1984 and by using a Jewish person as a scapegoat in 1984 he was alluding to the idea that the Party was similar to the Nazi’s. The fact that the Party is persecuting and blaming a Jewish people for everything wrong in the world is similar to how the Germans were operating in the

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Winston conveys the clear message to beware of the ‘eyes’ of the party, enforcing the slogan “big brother is watching you. Winston promotes this awareness towards the other rebels of the party and general people to overall spread his knowledge and hopefully influence revolt. While

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By being reluctant to show his face to the telescreen, he is showing he has things to hide and does not want the thought police to know them. His keeping his back the telescreen foreshadows his future, more major revolts against the Party. Winston represents the protagonist, the underdog the reader follows throughout the novel. His purpose in the novel as a main character is to show the reader what it is like to live in a society with a totalitarian government.

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While discussing what would happen if they were to be caught by the Thought Police, Winston tells of vivid acts that they would do to get a confession out of the both of them. Winston tell Julia that “[he] confesses, they’ll shoot [her], and if [he] refuse[s] to confess they’ll shoot [her] just the same” (Orwell 166). Winston then goes on in grave detail about what he thinks goes on in the Ministry of Love, he guesses that they is “torture, drugs, [and] delicate instruments that registered [one’s] nervous reaction” so that the truth “could not be kept hidden” from them (Orwell 167). This powerful use of imagery creates a very ominous outlook of Winston’s and Julia’s future to come.

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The telescreen inflicts a sense of anxiety for Winston, who often finds he’ll be reported to the Thought Police for his strange behavior. With this in mind, Winston “sets his features” to seem more happy, “which was

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In the book, for as long as Winston can remember he has not really been able to admire anything, now he is choosing without permission to admire the paperweight. The special paperweight represents the main characters revolt against the party. By doing such an attack against the party, it reminds him of how his upbringing was before the party was in power. Winston really does appreciate and holds the paperweight to a high regard just like his relationship with Julia. For the majority of the book, Winston has a relationship with Julia and that is why the glass paperweight as a symbol really does have an impact on this

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Basically everywhere the character Winston looks, there’s always a slogan saying “Big Brother is watching you”. Big Brother is the leader of 1984’s totalitarian society. By Winston seeing “Big Brother is watching you” everywhere he looks, it shows a common threat to him that he is always being watched and that he has little to no natural rights because of the government. If he were to break the rules, serious consequences would happen to him if he were

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This creates a sense of unease and fear wherever you are, Orwell writes, "Winston turns his back to the telescreen. It was safer, though, as he well knew, even a back can be revealing." (Orwell 6). This shows that the government in 1984 is worthy of being weary of, they are dangerous, and they are the enemy. Winston is one of the people who are aware of this and it keeps him on edge.

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The image is desolate. In a bleak, futuristic world, a man seeks comfort and solitude away from the prying eyes of his own droning telescreen, to commit a serious act of ultimate treason: thinking for himself. Winston Smith, an ordinary citizen in the glorious nation of Oceania, illegally obtains a small diary, which, curiously, leads him to commit thoughtcrime, despite the dire consequences that may arise. In the novel 1984, author George Orwell depicts a totalitarian dystopian society through the use of dreary imagery. By using language as evidence for sentence, Orwell creates differing, albeit similar, worlds within the beginning and the end of the novel, tying them both together in a flurry of matter-of-fact irony.

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