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Symbolism In 1984 By George Orwell

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The dystopian novel 1984 by George Orwell depicts the life of Winston Smith in a world where the government controls every aspect of everybody’s life. Big Brother is present in every part of Oceania, watching you through the telescreens. Any person that you meet could be a member of the thought police. The main slogan of the party, “War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength” (Orwell 6) paints a perfect picture of the party’s motives. Winston wasn’t brainwashed as easily as the rest of society. He had ill thoughts of the party and Big Brother. He didn’t want to succumb to the party’s ideals. Winston embarked on a journey to find others with a similar mindset, the brotherhood. He met a girl named Julia who became his lover, which
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Irony is the expression of one 's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. In George Orwell’s 1984 there are four branches of government, known as ministries, that have names that mean the opposite. For example, in the Ministry of Peace they declare and conduct wars, and there is nothing peaceful about war. Along with the Ministry of Peace, there is the Ministry of Plenty, Ministry of Love, and Ministry of Truth, and through these ministries, the government, known as the Inner Party, has the power to make policies and control the Outer Party members. Behind this great power is Big Brother; the fictional leader who strips the party members of their freedom of action or expression and demands complete

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The novel 1984 by George Orwell depicts a dystopian society in which a single ruling party controls every aspect of its people's lives through different forms of propaganda. Winston, the main character of the novel, is a middle aged man who recounts the totalitarian society through his eyes. The Supreme leader of the ruling party, Big Brother, uses propaganda by not only posting his face around the land, but also by engraving children's minds with an allegiance to himself. In 1984 Winston makes the observation that “Nearly all children nowadays were horrible” due to the immense use of propaganda to brainwash them (Orwell 24).

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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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In George Orwell’s classic novel, 1984, Winston Smith is a secret rebel, fighting the control of Big Brother, who represents the overpowered, all knowing government. Winston is fighting more than his government though, he is fighting his entire society. Big Brother’s power comes from his ability to manipulate the masses, so influentially, that the masses work towards the oppression of themselves. In questioning Big Brother, Winston is questioning the entirety of known society. Winston meets others that share his views on society and expand Winston’s field of thought, leading him to make conclusions about his society; conclusions that lead to direct rebellion against Big Brother.

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In George Orwell’s novel, 1984, Orwell conveys the theme of conformity though his diction, and through his depiction of the “fixing process” employed by the government. After every governmental message in the novel, Big Brother, the leader of Oceania, states the country’s slogan of “War Is Peace, Freedom Is Slavery, Ignorance Is Strength.” (Orwell, 16). Orwell’s diction in this slogan is used to essentially list the characteristics of a conformed society, showing that they do not have free thought, are ignorant towards governmental flaws, and believe that what they are doing is for a good cause. As O’Brien is “fixing” Winston, he has Winston to believe that when he is holding up four fingers, “there are five fingers there.”

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The narrator claims, “In that moment he had loved her far more than he had ever done when they were together and free”(280). After being physically separated from Julia for years, his ‘love’ for her increased dramatically. As their love is simply a manifestation of his desire to go against the party, this signifies Winston’s love with the idea of the Party’s defeat had never been stronger. The narrator then says, “He obeyed the Party, but he still hated the Party,”(280) and plans his final act of thoughtcrime before his death. Winston believed that he could outsmart the Party with his emotions.

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1984 written by George Orwell is a novel based on a society ruled by a totalitarian government that prohibits independent thought in order to conform all individuals. Emotional manipulation and torture is utilized in the book to control all of Oceania into believing what the government wishes its people to believe. Although propaganda is apparent all throughout Oceania instilling specific ideas, some individuals, like Winston, oppose the Party’s thoughts, questioning the information that is presented to them. After Winston is caught for committing his acts of rebellion and defying the Party, he is continually tortured in hopes that he will be “cured.” In George Orwell’s book 1984, the Party effectively tortures Winston through both physical

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