George Orwell 1984 Literary Analysis

This literary essay will provide further analysis of the book “1984” by George Orwell. The novel takes place in air strip one known as London in 1984, a man named Winston Smith whom currently works at the Ministry of truth falls in love with a young rebel woman named Julia. They have a love affair but gets caught by big brother and are tortured until they lose their will and love big brother. Through the character of Winston Smith, Orwell reveals how irony plays an important role in the novel: (1) how the characters are being portrayed (2) how the reader is benefitting from a third-person narrative, (3) how the use of symbolism can provide a deeper meaning to things that may seem unimportant. , the characters were portrayed in “1984” by George Orwell sets up who’s the protagonist and who’s the antagonist. When Orwell introduces the audience to the main character named Winston Smith it’s clear that he’s the protagonist. He’s
Such as the varicose ulcer and the memory holes. When Winston’s varicose ulcer starts “itching unbearably” (11) it means he’s about to commit a thoughtcrime. It seems that the varicose ulcer starts to bother him when he experiences guilt or denial. When Winston is working at the Ministry of truth he is fabricating lies to rewrite history and when he must destroy the papers they’re thrown in the memory holes so they will burn and won’t be able to be accessed anymore. Having a job that rewrites history and burning any trace of it means the party is destroying evidence of the past therefore severing the link between what’s the truth and what was made up by the party. Therefore, it’s ironic how the party entrusts the fate of the past to someone who is paranoid and has been known to be untrustworthy considering he’s responsible for rewriting history and throwing the documents in the memory