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1984 Atmosphere Essay

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Atmosphere of Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984 is a dystopian novel written by George Orwell. The novel is set in Oceania, where a totalitarian regime, the Party, watches over and controls the people, leaving no room for freedom, privacy or induvidual toughts. One of the members of this party, the main character, Winston Smith who secretly hates the party even though he works for the party, desires to get involved in a rebellion against the party and the big brother. The atmosphere of this dystopian world is created by many diffrent aspects. In my following paragraphs I will analyse how the setting was used to build this negative, unwelcoming nad desperate atmosphere of 1984. Even the first few paragraphs are enough for us readers to realise how the world in which the Winston lives is diffrent than what we are used to.As he slips through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, the first thing he notices is the smell of boiled cabbage and old rag mats. The most important thing about this apartment block however are the posters of big brother displayed on each floor with the caption BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU beneath them. And its true. Devices called telescreens transmit every image and sound within their fields of vision. These …show more content…

Everything except the party in this world looks dull and gray. Most of the buildings Wintons sees are ruins and rotting houses except one building that is different than any other object in sight, The Ministry of Truth. In fact, each one of the homes of four Ministries of the party is considerably different then rest of the buildings as they dwarf any other structures. Other buildings look desperate und powerless compared to them just like how citizens are to the party. Most irritating and unwelcoming of these Ministries is the Ministry of Love with all the entanglements, gun nests, guards surrounding

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