George Orwell 1984 Analysis

In 1984 by George Orwell, characters played an significant role in the novel. Characters possess different attributes that are symbolic to the different members of the social classes of Oceania as a whole. They represent how much power an particular member has and how the position of rank and power affect their daily lives. The main character, Winston Smith represents the oppressed citizens of Oceania who live with restricted rights and limited power. Winston’s girlfriend, Julia exemplifies the individuals subjected to the Party’s propaganda. The Party’s propaganda were presented to Julia through the youth spy league and the junior anti-sex league. In a similar case to the modern world, the Nazi government in Germany had the Hitler Youth, the
He is not allowed to express free thoughts and he works for the government by completing mindless tasks in the Ministry of Truth, where they distort the truth in support of the overall benefit of the Inner-Party. He is also constantly monitored and watched by the telescreens, which interferes with the privacy of all the citizens of Oceania. Telescreen do not allow Winston or any citizens of Oceania to have a free will, to do whatever they wanted such as writing in a journal or having a intimate relationship with someone they love. All these actions were scrutinized by the government and in many cases, people were vaporized for simple acts since they were considered against the Party. Besides, Winston also symbolizes anyone who goes against the Party. He hates the Party and he secretly writes in his diary “Down with Big Brother.” (Orwell 19) and he commits thoughtcrime once again when he writes, “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.”(Orwell 69). The way Winson has to secretly write in the diary that he wants an end to the totalitarian government of Oceania reveals to the reader that he can not express any disapproval of the Party or else he will be vaporized for committing a thoughtcrime. When
O’Brien represents the higher class member of Oceania with unrestrained control over the people. He takes hold of all the power to brainwash people into becoming loyal party members. In connection to the Nazi Party in Germany, O’Brien acts like Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party because Hitler also had the ability to brainwashing people into becoming loyal party members. Hitler uses terror and torture in many cruel ways, which O’Brien did to Winston in 1984. The ways O’Brien tortured Winston is symbolic to anyone who goes against the Party. Winston was brutally struck, electrified, forced to face his greatest fear in Room 101 with the rats till he was reduced into an cowering animal saying whatever the Party-figure, O’Brien desired. These included saying two plus two was five and that he loves Big Brother. Winston was subjected to countless mental and physical torture to convert into a loyal, obedient party member. Likewise, some ways Hitler tortured and experimented on people were placing them in pressure chambers and testing chemicals on them. The Inner Party’s main goals are to have power to themselves. During Winston’s torture sessions, O’Brien asserts, “ Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in ne shapes of your own choosing.” ( Orwell 220). O’Brien symbolizes the party-figure by accomplishing this goal by getting inside people’s