If there is hope, it lies in the proles
“If there is Hope, It lies in the Proles”
Earlier in 1984 Winston states “If there is hope, it lies in the proles” this statement could mean anything. I believe it means that if there is any hope for the future it will lie in the proles, only the proles have the power to cause any real change. In today’s American culture people have the same mindset. The only way change can be made is if someone speaks up about their struggles. People who have money and an education live in their own little world. They don’t realize what it is like to be without things.
The proles go unnoticed just like many poor folks in America. They could be doing the unthinkable and nobody would notice. The rich may not even want to change anything because they have everything they need and change could hurt their way of living. People have a very high sense of who they are and can get big headed. There isn’t any hope for people who think they are the greatest and think the world revolves around them and what they want to do. The proles may not have this high and mighty attitude about them because they know their place in the world and they live with it.
Self interest isn’t always a bad thing, but if you only think about yourself you can hurt others around you. With any decision in life you would think other people in your life would pop up in your mind when making that decision whether it was buying a house or getting a dog. Everyday there are new building popping up in the big city and the owners of those buildings may or may not have thought of how it would affect the city as a whole. Would the company help or hurt that community? That is social interest, when you think about others before making a major change.
In 1984, all the people probably had more self interest than social interest. Except maybe the poles, the proles probably had a lot of social interest because they were at the bottom of the food chain. Everything that the higher ups did affected them either directly or
Earlier in 1984 Winston states “If there is hope, it lies in the proles” this statement could mean anything. I believe it means that if there is any hope for the future it will lie in the proles, only the proles have the power to cause any real change. In today’s American culture people have the same mindset. The only way change can be made is if someone speaks up about their struggles. People who have money and an education live in their own little world. They don’t realize what it is like to be without things.
The proles go unnoticed just like many poor folks in America. They could be doing the unthinkable and nobody would notice. The rich may not even want to change anything because they have everything they need and change could hurt their way of living. People have a very high sense of who they are and can get big headed. There isn’t any hope for people who think they are the greatest and think the world revolves around them and what they want to do. The proles may not have this high and mighty attitude about them because they know their place in the world and they live with it.
Self interest isn’t always a bad thing, but if you only think about yourself you can hurt others around you. With any decision in life you would think other people in your life would pop up in your mind when making that decision whether it was buying a house or getting a dog. Everyday there are new building popping up in the big city and the owners of those buildings may or may not have thought of how it would affect the city as a whole. Would the company help or hurt that community? That is social interest, when you think about others before making a major change.
In 1984, all the people probably had more self interest than social interest. Except maybe the poles, the proles probably had a lot of social interest because they were at the bottom of the food chain. Everything that the higher ups did affected them either directly or