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ORSAN WELLES

George Orwell has been a major contributor to anticommunist literature around the World
War II period. Orwell 
lived in England during World War II, a time when the Totalitarianism State, Nazi
Germany, was at war with 
England and destroyed the city of London. (DISC) I know that building' said Winston
finally. It's a ruin now. It's in 
the middle of the street outside the Palace of Justice. 'That's right. Outside the Law
Courts. It was bombed in-oh 
many years ago.' (Orwell 83). The main character's being reflects Orwell's own life
experiences as a citizen in war 
torn England and how he uses this in 1984. George Orwell is famous for two major novels,
which attack 
totalitarianism. The first is Animal Farm a satire describing the leaders of the Soviet
Union as animals on an animal 
farm. The second novel is 1984 a story of dictators who are in complete control of a
large part of the world after the 
Allies lost in World War II. The government in this novel gives no! 
freedoms to its citizens. They live in fear because they are afraid of having bad
thoughts about the government of 
Oceania, a crime punishable by death. By employing literary devices such as diction,
foreshadowing, and 
symbolism, Orwell composes a novel 1984 which proves to be a gem in Orwell's collection
of novels against 
totalitarianism. Orwell wrote 1984 as a political statement against totalitarianism. 
Orwell's word choice drives the plot of the story in that they introduce a new dimension,
a world where everything 
takes place in a modern controlled society. The phrase Newspeak was created by Orwell to
describe a derivation 
of the English language, which this new world uses to communicate, and to represent of
authoritative dialogue 
which takes place throughout the novel. (Meckier) Another phrase chosen by Orwell to
illustrate the new controlled 
society is double-think, a word which is part of the Newspeak language.. He chooses to
use another made up 
expression to further enhance the atmosphere which does not allow for an individual to
think twice about what the 
government expresses. It was a bright, cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
thirteen. (Orwell 5) Orwell 
carefully selects the words for this sentence and chooses to introduce the story in the
past tense, as though all things 
have already occurred. This suggests that the narrator has already l! 
ived through the actions that take place in this book and is only describing his memory.
(Lawrimore) If Orwell had 
written this book in present tense, the opportunity to foreshadow to such an extent would
have been dramatically cut 
down. In Orwell's above sentence, the word thirteen is used as an alternative to one to
describe the time. By 
choosing to use the word thirteen Orwell portrays the society to be one which is altered
and possibly of military 
control. I wanted to rape you and then murder you afterwards. Two weeks ago I thought
seriously of smashing your 
head in with a cobblestone. If you really want to know, I imagined that you had something
to do with the Thought 
Police (Orwell 101). The choice of words here is so very descriptive that you, the
reader, can actually feel the 
atmosphere, which the characters dwell in. This exercises the belief that Orwell does
indeed realize the power of 
language and words, which should never be underestimated. (Lawrimo! 
re) The way something is stated can affect the connotation of the whole passage, and it
is quite possible that 
sometime, somewhere, it will be a bright, cold day in April and the clocks will be
striking thirteen. (Lawrimore) 
Each statement Orwell makes in this novel symbolizes a great deal more than what its face
value suggests for the 
purpose of exhibiting his deeper, personal beliefs on totalitarianism. It was a bright,
cold day in April, and the 
clocks were striking thirteen. (Orwell 5) 1984 begins with a powerful first sentence,
which provides many hints 
about a demented society. This first sentence allows for the reader to make his / her
opinions without further reading 
any additional words. Orwell chooses to use the word thirteen opposed to one to possibly
suggest a military like 
society or even a world that is changing from old to new. (Lawrimore) A world with old
traditions, ideas, and 
thinking are slowly being replaced by new. (Lawrimore) Another symbol found in this
sentence is bright, cold day 
in April. It is quite unusual to have a cold bright, or crisp, day in April. Most often
April is considered to be a 
warm, wet month. Orwell implies that the seasons are mixed u! 
p or the world's climate is being controlled, possibly by computer or other means.
(Lawrimore) This is yet another 
reference to the totalitarinistic military society. Throughout 1984, Orwell portrays this
society as being controlled by 
a greater power, Big Brother. It was in the middle of the morning, and Winston had left
his cubicle to go to the 
lavatory. (Orwell 88) ...left his cubicle symbolizes that the person is controlled much
like a rat, where the victim 
has no say in how to live or what life really is. The individual is disallowed to think
for themselves and must obey or 
be destroyed. Orwell believes so strongly against the totalitarianistic, utopian, perfect
society where each and every 
mind thinks and acts alike. The characters of 1984 never gain the knowledge of what is
better in life since the 
supreme authority never allows for one to excel. 
Orwell uses symbols to represent his own experiences and beliefs regarding a controlling
government. Katharine's 
white body, frozen forever by the hypnotic power of the Party... Why could he not have a
woman of his own instead 
of these filthy scuffles at intervals of years? But a real love affair was an almost
unthinkable event. The woman of 
the Party where all alike. Chasity was so deeply ingrained in them as Party loyalty.
Orwell uses relationships to 
represent another element of the ordinary life which the totalitarinistic government, The
Party, takes away. For a 
woman to make love to a man was punishable by death. The act of sexual intercourse was
seen merely as a physical 
action that was necessary at given intervals. Orwell infers that sex, part of everyday
life, is controlled and pleasure, 
desire, along with feelings are eliminated in this utopian civilization. It is true this
allegorical story has an interesting 
surface tale, it is necessary to look deeper! 
into this work to thoroughly understand the author's purpose. (Sedlak) What Orwell writes
in words have a deeper 
meaning within which can be seen in the year 1997. 
In conjunction with the use of symbolism Orwell uses foreshadowing to hint at what the
character will experience in 
the future. As the first sentence of 1984: It was a bright, cold day in April, and the
clocks were striking thirteen. 
(Orwell 5) George Orwell foreshadows a book about a world that differs greatly from that
which we currently know. 
(Lawrimore) Big Brother is watching you, the caption beneath it ran. (Orwell 5) Orwell
frequently uses this 
excerpt to build suspense and make the reader aware of life in totalitarinistic society.
Orwell hints at someone or 
something that oversees, later identified as the Thought Police. Obviously the kind of
encounter that had 
happened this morning could not be repeated. (Orwell 92) Orwell foreshadows that the
meeting that occurred may 
take place again bringing confusion and chaos into the plot. Again, Orwell suggests that
the totalitarinistic society 
disallow an action that took place. The whole climate of thought ! 
will be different. In fact there will be no thought. (Orwell 47) Orwell exhibits his
view, which is that the individual 
of a controlled society can and will not think for themselves. He foreshadows that the
concept of thought is 
diminishing and will soon be eliminated. For an individual to think for themself under
control of The Party would 
be breaking the law. 
George Orwell had deep resentment against totalitarianism and what it stood for. He saw
the problem of 
totalitarianism in his existing world. He also understood how the problem could fester
and become larger due to 
instability in Europe's economy after World War II. He purposely makes the story, 1984,
unrealistic and blown out 
of proportion to capture people's attention and make them think maybe it wouldn't be
unrealistic in the near future. 
With his deep resentment toward totalitarianism it became the focal point of his novels.
George Orwell's, novels 
were directed toward against totalitarianism and for Socialism and what it stood for.
(DISC)