Rhetorical Analysis Of 1984 By George Orwell

Orwell conveys inner strength through the use of imagery in the prison when the men and guards beat him up for the first time. Whenever Winston is being physically hurt, his inner strength is truly shown. A man that Winston describes as the “chinless man” essentially beats up Winston to the point where “dark blood (was) oozing from his mouth and nose”(Orwell 236).

It is evident that within the novel 1984, that George Orwell establishes several moods through the use of literary devices, in which the reader is delved into the environment that Winston has to undergo subpar conditions amidst the ubiquitous and intrusive telescreens. This could be seen through the setting, imagery, and the diction that Orwell employs in conveying this mood. By George Orwell utilizing specific diction and imagery in describing the setting, this therefore contributes to a desolate, invasive, and tranquil mood; this could be seen through the instances of Winston’s apartment, Winston’s workplace, the apartment, and the Ministry of Love.

Orwell successfully manipulates Winston physiologically through his use of technology and advancements in telescreens, control of history, and control of language. Within the society, Winston is among few who have memories of the past world. While Winston feels

The reveal of their affair by O’Brien and Mr. Charrington ultimately reveals the importance of secrecy as well as the vulnerability of trusting in others with information that may hold negative consequences and possibly defeat. In the end, the release of something so dangerous by a character furthers the plot by revealing distinguishing qualities of the one who divulges it. For example, the reveal of Winston and Julia’s affairs by Mr. Charrington shows his manipulative and deceiving qualities and reminds the reader of the betrayal represented by his actions. Through all of this, the way Orwell deliberately has two characters divulge such an important secret renders a huge amount of suspense with the reader as it provides the element of uncertainty in what will happen in future scenes of the

Winston was not only compared to a sack of potatoes, but was also said to be “as shameless as an animal” (263). This was due to his behavior after being punished so much that he would roll around the floor agonizing in pain. All of those torturing tactics caused him to confess to real and imaginary crimes. This results in readers feeling extremely sorry for the proceedings that were occurring. Orwell explains, “He became simply a mouth that uttered, a hand that signed whatever was demanded of him” (265). This was referring to how Winston had taken too much damage and was capable of agreeing or doing anything that the thought police told him to do. He wanted to make them stop completely, it was horrific how he would confess to anything in order to make them stop hurting

Orwell values freedom of thought most in society. Of all the terrible crimes committed by the party and Big Brother against the population, the culmination of the ultimate revolution is the idea of complete control over the physical and mental states of citizens. The repetition of the phrase “2 + 2 = 4, not 5” shows Orwell’s belief that the truth is inherent and no one should be allowed to control an individual’s thoughts on this truth. Orwell uses Winston as the first person narrator because so much of his journey is internal, showing the power of freedom

Orwell develops the psychological fear of a human mind created from the image of the Party. Introducing the dilemma of the Winston – a character who wishes to escape the confinement in the society where he lives in; also trying the pursue his own individuality of thought. The dominance of the Party holds every individual to be in a continuous state of obedience. However, Orwell focuses on Winston’s

Orwell repeats the he does not want to kill it and the readers sympathize with

Orwell begins this passage by hinting to the fact that the cause of Winston’s depression was due to Julia’s “betrayal”. He writes, “Perhaps her thickened, stiffened body was no longer recognizable from the behind”. In other words, due to the previous argument, Winston feels indifferent of her presence even through the scurrying figures around him; His mind is clouded with her betrayal. Orwell clearly uses emotional diction in these lines to emphasise Winston’s state of mind, and that “trusted” people in Oceania have no true meaning; People would end up betraying him. Here, as Orwell writes “no longer recognizable”, he intends to exhibit that from the moment of the argument, Winston has been spaced out and unvigilant. This makes him vulnerable to any emotional outbursts caused by anything that reminds him of her. If the argument did not occur, then he would not have been insubstantial. With these lines, Orwell foreshadows

Loneliness is something everyone experiences. However, nobody should have to go through the degree of loneliness of being unable to confide in one person. Everybody needs a person. At the start of 1984 by George Orwell, Winston is completely alone and cannot open up about his feelings towards Big Brother to anyone. He is unable to conform to his natural human nature due to a government in total control. George Orwell’s 1984 communicates the threat on society of a totalitarian government by using literary devices such as irony, foreshadowing, as well as characterization.

As we reach the end of the essay, Orwell’s clever message of being trapped by a system is made equivocally clear through his literary techniques of repetition and a cyclical structure as the man is hanged but the

Orwell uses Winston Smith, our main character, to exemplify the message he repeatedly tries to get across. Winston is a middle-aged man who is alone, or so it seems. It quickly becomes clear through his awkward behavior that he is constantly being

Within the first chapter we see intertextual perspectives of Orwell setting the scene “the clocks strike 13” and the clocks working non-sop in Metropolis. This signifies time as an important motif of time running out. The paradoxical statements posted everywhere in Orwell’s setting of a totalitarian London of “War is peace, freedom is slavery and ignorance is strength” is ironic. Winston continues to question the ways of the party as he comes to a realization that people are losing their individuality and humanity, a key motif that represents Winston’s action against the party’s abuse of power and control over people is when he says “two plus two equals four” us the audience see this as true but this also symbolically shows the power of the party as they persuade the proles that “two plus two equals

As human beings, there are distinct characteristics that separate us from feral animals; the ability to create, to appreciate art, to curiously question the world and most importantly to sympathize for our kind. However, when that exact nature is stripped from us, we tend to become mindless, restricted, cold, and degraded as an entire race. This is the setting of George Orwell’s last book, 1984. A world where human thought is limited, war and poverty lie on every street corner, and one cannot trust nobody or nothing. It is all due to the one reigning political entity, the Ingsoc Party, who imposes complete power over all aspects of life for all citizens. There is no creative or intellectual thought, no art, culture or history, and no

Hopelessness, deep and gaping ever lasting hopelessness. If the course of humanity fails to change, to this everyone will succumb. That is the message that George Orwell has left for the future, and it would be in humanity's best interest to heed. Winston Smith of 1984 lived in a world that had been consumed by the everlasting abyss of injustice. Eventually this world became too much for our hopeful protagonist and thus, like the future that is bound to a horrific fate, he succumbed. “It was like swimming against a current that swept you backwards however hard you struggled, and then suddenly deciding to turn round and go with the current instead of opposing it” (Orwell 248). No one in this world is any different than Winston, they will follow his path like all of those before them, following the five stages of Kübler-Ross. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance make up the cycle that every feeble life will follow and that Winston grew to know all too well.