Use Of Imagery In 1984 By George Orwell

Many people in today’s society believe that the United States of America is an “oppressive” country, but they have not lived in a world where their freedoms were taken away from them. In George Orwell’s 1984, we learn about a legitimate oppressive society that the main character, Winston Smith, lives and suffers in. The proletarians, and even the Party members are unwillingly and unknowingly oppressed. Orwell’s use of imagery descriptively shows how the world is deprived of basic freedoms. Nineteen Eighty-Four was written by Orwell to prevent this type of government and lifestyle from happening in the real world. The atmosphere Orwell creates is very dark and seemingly dull. Showing how Big Brother controls it citizens is very pessimistic "The terrible thing that the Party had done was to persuade you that mere impulses, mere feelings, were of no account, while at the same time robbing you of all power over the material world." (165). Not to mention,

Big Brother uses an enemy, that may or may not be real, to bomb its own citizens. In example, “There was a roar that seemed to make the pavement heave… The bomb had demolished a group of houses two hundred meters up the street.” (72). In addition, the look of Winston creates a rough depiction of life, “His hair was very fair, his face naturally sanguine, his skin roughened by coarse soap and blunt razor blades and the cold of the winter had just ended.” (6). Correspondingly, when Winston"He knew that he was starving the other two, but he could not help it; he even felt that he had a right to do it. The clamorous hunger in his belly seemed to justify him." (163). The imagery in the story also helps create suspenseful