George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, set in a dystopic future where England, now known as Air Strop One is the home of an evil totalitarian party who rules those in Oceania with fear and ruthlessness. The novel follows the life of Winston Smith, a regular middle-class man who hides a rebellious nature. The world has become a place full of propaganda, intimidation, where people and history itself is manipulated in order to uphold the pristine image of the party, who holds power for their own enjoyment. The novel is a thrilling literary piece that explores the evils of totalitarianism, the nature of truth, the purpose of war, the nature of power and the human spirit. Written shortly after World War 2, Orwell wrote the novel with the purpose

The black mustachioed face gazed down from every commanding corner'. This quote helps the reader to imagine the propaganda filled streets of airstrip one, which the party uses to convey a message of omnipotence and omnipresence. In this quote Orwell attempts to warn readers of possible signs of a totalitarian ruler, using propaganda as a warning. Another example of setting can be found in the passage where Winston speaks about telescreens, the mysterious pieces of technology which can simultaneously transmit and receive sound and videos. Winston says, "Winston kept his back turned to the telescreen. It was safer, though, as he well knew, even a back can be revealing". The reader, after reading the previous line, it made to feel sympathetic towards Winston, who is constantly in so much fear that he refuses to face the telescreens. Orwell uses the telescreen, which slightly resembles TVS as a warning of how technology can be used by dictators to further enforce their ideology and intimidate people.
Orwell throughout Nineteen Eight-Four incorporates lines of text describing the setting, in order to stimulate the reader's imagination and help create a picture of the dystopic world the novel is set in. Not only does he create an emotional connection with readers,

Orwell incorporates symbolism into the text, in order to compare or give a specific item, location or phrase a special meaning within the novel. The use of symbolism places significance on a feature of the novel which could be compared to many different aspects of the novel. An example of Orwell's of symbolism within the text of Nineteen Eight-Four is Winston's Varicose Ulcer. At the start of the novel, his varicose ulcer is inflamed and causes him terrible pain. After Winston meets Julia, and the two continue their rebellious sexual relationship, his varicose ulcer begins to rapidly deteriorate until it is no more than a small red spot above his ankle. The varicose ulcer is a symbol of Winston's sexual frustration and oppression. Whenever he is unable to please his sexual urges for extended periods of time, his ulcer begins to flare up, whilst is very clearly reduces in pain and visibility when he is able to relieve his sexual urges. Orwell uses this symbolism to identify how the party and other totalitarian regimes can affect through their influence which can grow so strong that they are able to change or restrict people from acting on their sexual urges. Another example of symbolism in Nineteen Eight-Four is the small glass paperweight. The paperweight, itself could symbolise Winston and his relationship with Julia, it is fragile and can easily be broken like the paperweight