A mass generalization based on several lies founded on hyperbole characterize stereotype and cliche lying. In George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984, the proles illustrate stereotypes and cliches, since they form eighty percent of the population of Oceania. Even the one of the first explanations of the proles stereotypes them, “[i]t was probable that there were some millions of proles for whom the Lottery was the principal if not the only reason for remaining alive” (Orwell 85). Furthermore, Thomas Foster’s literary criticism, How to Read Literature Like a Professor, explains that symbolism in Chapter 12 “Is that a Symbol?” by illustrating the importance of various objects and concepts, as well as how they impact different texts. Similarly,