Pathos In 1984 By George Orwell

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George Orwell’s 1984 is a dystopian novel where the main character, Winston Smith, lives in an oppressive society controlled by an overbearing force, Big Brother. Orwell uses pathos and imagery in order to warn the future that the government has the power to control its people. Orwell uses imagery to paint a vivid picture of living life under the Party’s control. Readers see in the opening scene the use of imagery to open the reader's imagination to life inside Big Brother, with its, “vast labyrinth of windowless, brick buildings.” Also, many of the characters in the books have become metaphors for something bigger. For example, O’Brien represents the burly figurehead of control, while Julia symbolizes freedom and rebellion against oppression