Use Of Literary Devices In 1984 By George Orwell

he unfair living conditions caused by dictators in the late 1940s inspired George Orwell to begin writing novels. This was the case with George Orwell’s novel 1984 in which he used literary devices to convey the struggle for privacy in society. Privacy can be effectively defined as “a fundamental right, essential to autonomy and the protection of human dignity, serving as the foundation upon which many other human rights are built.” (What Is Privacy?, 2017).
Literary devices are used in writing to put emphasis on important parts of the story, add emotion, and make the information more comprehensible. Set 35 years ahead of George Orwell’s time, he showed us how his use of literary devices such as foreshadowing and symbolism, show how
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In 1984 literary elements are used to really give the reader the understanding of the plot and the characters thoughts and emotions. An example of paradox within 1984 is shown through Winston’s thoughts, ”One did not know what happened inside the Ministry of
Love, but it was possible to guess: tortures, drugs, delicate instruments that registered your nervous reactions, gradual wearing-down by sleeplessness and solitude and persistent questioning. Facts, at any rate, could not be kept hidden. They could be tracked down by enquiry, they could be squeezed out of you by torture.” (Orwell 210). The name “ministry of love” is a paradox since it contradicts the activities that take place within it because it is explained as tortuous and unbearable but the name implies something much more fond and appealing.
Winston’s thoughts about the ministry of love display a lack of privacy because it informs the reader that the party does not care about you and it wants to know every single rebellious thought you have and will stop at nothing to get that information from you. “He was a monstrous man, with a mane of greasy grey hair, his face pouched and seamed, with thick negroid lips. At one time he must have been immensely strong; now his great body was sagging,

The rhyme that Orwell used foreshadowed how Winston and Julia would betray each other in the ministry of love once they had been caught by the thought police by saying “I sold you and you sold me”, George Orwell added this rhyme to really add emotional emphasis on how even though the two characters loved each other, the party used its wicked tactics to make them sell each other out despite their love and eliminated their will to love people and only big brother. Winston has a dream where he sees O’Brien and he tells Winston “we shall meet in the place where there is no darkness” (Orwell 32). The reader may see this as a positive thing for
Winston and O’Brien in the future but it turns out to represent their interactions in the ministry of love towards the end of the story. This dream is important because it foreshadows how O’Brien is actually the one who tortures Winston in the ministry of love, and that is the place where there is no darkness so they could wear down their prisoners to get information from them once again taking their human rights.
Symbolism plays a big role in 1984 and it is a method in which George Orwell represents