1984

Joanna Mira

English IIII

Mr. Fiorini

 

Symbolism and Themes of 1984

 

             The story 1984, written by George Orwell was composed of multiple symbolic meanings that may not directly affect the plot, but still have a large impact on the deliverance of the story. These symbolisms Orwell uses improves the reading experience for the audience, as well as takes the mind of the reader into a new dimension filled with a wide range of questions keeping the reader intrigued.

             In reading 1984, One form of symbolism that stood out to me personally was his portrayal of the singing prole women, who was an aspect of future rebels. She was used in the story to signify the overthrow of the party of the working class. Another symbolic event that ties into the party overthrow was the St Clement’s Church picture. This event portrayed the complete power the party contained, as well as its betrayal of humanity. Another symbolic meaning I found the St Clement’s Church picture to contain was to show a part of his past with Julia. Winston’s paperweight is another symbol he used to signify the past.

            In closing, my observations of the book and the writing style of George Orwell was that symbolism was an extremely large part in the portrayal of the story. This symbolism was a great way to show the past of Winston which led to my belief that the theme of this story was that things always have the possibility of changing.