The Party works to extenuate all evidence of the past in order to maintain control over that of Oceania; fortunately, some pieces of the past do remain. In Mr. Charrington’s shop, the old and useless paperweight fascinates Winston, who buys it as an attempt to reconnect with that of the past. The useless paperweight and the picture of St. Clement’s Church symbolizes this need; however, when the Thought-Police come to arrest the two lovers, the paperweight is laying on the ground shattered, symbolizing the shattering of any chance to recover the past. Telescreens.
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
And so, naturally, when Winston and Julia are at last arrested by the Thought Police in their upstairs room at Mr. Charrington’s, the paperweight goes crashing to the ground. The Party controls the past, present, and future; as the glass shatters, so does Winston’s last glimpse of beauty—of
“When you start to wonder whether you can trust someone or not, that is when you know you already don't” - Unknown. In the novel 1984, written by author George Orwell there are many literary devices he uses in hopes of showing the impact of a totalitarian nation. The most obvious literary device in this novel would have to be Irony. The whole novel is kind of ironic in a way, with everything said and all the events that take place able to show that.
In the book 1984 by George Orwell, there are proles. Big Brother benefits from the proles having a lack of resources. The lack of resources allows Big Brother to manipulate the amount of resources that the paroles have which keeps the paroles in their status Big Brother benefits by making the proles dependent on Big Brother for resources. The proles can not revolt because they do not know better. Proles will never be able to raise their status because they are always dependent on Big Brother and the dependency becomes imprisoning.
What is the definition of the word courage? Does a courageous person fight a hard battle, or do they stay strong mentally even when they know they might not succeed in the end. In the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the theme she weaves throughout the book is that courage is when you push through something even though you know that you might not succeed in the end. In the book, Lee does a great job of supporting her theme with many dynamic characters who have many courageous qualities. Mrs. Dubose, Miss Maudie, and Atticus all have courageous characteristics that are described in the book.
Throughout the novel, George Orwell signifies the beauty and love the paperweight represents, as well as its fragility. This is displayed through the first key passage, on page 95 and 96. Winston’s dialogue, “‘What is it?’ Winston said, fascinated” (96) “‘It’s a beautiful thing’” (96), exposes Winston’s thoughts about the paperweight though his apparent fascination of it and, his affirmation of his opinion. His immediate adoration illuminates that Winston has the same affection for his desire for Julia, exposed through his thoughts.
The paperweight serves as a reminder of a time before the Party's rule, when art and beauty were valued, and when people had the freedom to own and appreciate such objects. The connotation of it glowing “softly out of the half-darkness" can be seen as a metaphor for Winston's own inner light, his individuality, and humanity, which the Party seeks to demolish. The diary and the paperweight describe the idea that any “queer thing, even a compromising thing, for a party member to have in his possession. Anything old, and for that matter anything
In the novel “1984” the main character, Winston lives in a dystopian society, Oceania. Winston is a part of the Outer Party and is one of the only members who decides to rebel against the government and their laws. There is no freedom and the citizens are constantly being watched. Anything they express, say, or do can be twisted and used against them. The book “1984” by Geroge Orwell the significant theme, words can be easily twisted, emerges in the first pages but refines later on in the novel.
It stands to reason that in 1984, George Orwell employs both the glass paperweight and Winston’s diary to develop Winston’s desire for the past and his personal rebellion against the Party. The glass paperweight, as a remnant of the past, reflects Winston’s attempt to reconnect with the past and his hope to rebel the government. When Winston first sees the paperweight in Mr.Charrington’s shop, he is fascinated because “The thing was doubly attractive because of its apparent uselessness, though he could guess that it must once have been intended as paperweight”(Orwell 95). According to the Party, there is no such thing as beautiful as the paperweight in the current society, which is because the beauty and uselessness of the paperweight go against
Even though Winston Smith’s life is filled with misery and pain in his totalitarian society, Orwell allows him brief of happiness and love. During this time, there is hope for Winston and hope for the future of this society. In the beginning of the book, we learn that Winston works for the government in the records department in the ministry of truth. While trying to escape Big Brother, he starts writing a diary which is a thought-out crime.
George Orwell’s 1984 shows how a powerful authoritative government can influence citizens who know right from wrong go down the wrong path. The rigid setting of Oceania is a powerful, controlling government. A conflict develops between Winston, Julia and Big Brother helps the reader to see how powerful the government is. The separation between Winston and Julia helps show how influential Big Brother is. How Winston acts is directly impacted by the setting of Oceania.
“We are different from all oligarches of the past in that we know what we are doing.” (Orwell, 1949, pg. 263) Winston lives in a totalitarian society where the government has all the power, or as they call it in Newspeak, Ingsoc. The party is called Big Brother. In our world we have places like North Korea, China, and Iraq that have a dictatorial system.
Applying D. E. Eichholz’s interpretation of Virgil’s Aeneid to George Orwell’s 1984 would be difficult in the sense that Virgil’s language seems to imply a more significant meaning. George Orwell’s style, throughout 1984, is a collection of manipulation and small amounts of very meaningful symbols. Eichholz argues that there are passages that present varieties of interpretations throughout The Aeneid. “War is Peace Freedom is Slavery and Ignorance is Strength” (Orwell, pg. 6). This slogan is the most popular reference from 1984 and acts as the most meaningful symbolism in the novel.
After a cautiously planned meeting initiated by Julia, they started to see each other more often in secret. Over time, a romantic relationship started to develop, not solely based on physical and sexual attraction, but also as a result of their similar views centered around their hatred of the Party. Although both characters complement each other in terms of their views of Big Brother as Party members, their values and approaches to this issue fundamentally conflict in terms of morality and ethics, history, and politics. With regards to morality and ethics, Winston and Julia’s judgment and beliefs greatly differ. Winston, characterized as an idealist, deeply suffers from the existent totalitarian authorities and their full control of everything.
