Theme Of 1984 By George Orwell

George Orwell wrote the dystopian novel 1984 in 1949 and, like other novels written by Orwell, holds a strong political message. Orwell’s disdain for communism and how it affects those under it was visceral and seems blatant with the story's detail to the oppression and resistance of it by some characters. The story opens with the main character Winston Smith and his struggle with memory in the oppressive government known as Big Brother, then grows the line up with other main characters like Julia and O'Brien. In order to drive the overall point of the story the author had to use several themes in his book, the most prominent themes were symbolism and tone. The author’s style is defined through blatant and erie diction, accompanied by his
He is lead to a man named O'Brien, who works at the Ministry of Truth. O’Brien gives him a book that describes the resistance’s questions and answers. He is floored to find there are no actual answers in the book. The same night, Mr. Charrington, the shop owner turns them in and they are lead to the Ministry of Love. Winston and Julia are arrested and find out that O’Brien is a member of the Thought Police and the Brotherhood is not real. Orwell built the tension in the novel through perpetuating an optimism and some complacency found in the
Through unapologetic wit, irony and, morbidity, 1984 is able to drag us from the comfort of our modern day couches and lattes and take us to what could be turning into our world. A world of backwards thinking, corruption, and lies fueled by the systematic and personal destruction of self. What you can take away from the novel, I can assume, is to remain vigilant, to fight against oppression, for freedom and the human spirit or face the consequences. Seen by many as a cautionary tale and a wake up call for others, 1984 is a reality that some have faced. Orwell understood the struggles and evil that one faces under communist or totalitarian rule and chose to utilize his talents and mastery of symbolism, imagery, and diction to show the true face of those oppressionist forms of