Zamyatin's Use Of Symbolism In 1984 By George Orwell

Certainly, to be a literary writer is difficult, because it seems that the first step of writing is to know both coherence and cohesion, and how to apply them. Orwell and Zamyatin as two brilliant authors, understand that; the connection between the names of novels and the plot of them proves this fact. 1984 and WE as two literary works are full of symbolism; and it is completely evident from their titles. Symbolism of the number “1984” refers back to both the back ground of Orwell, and the history events of this year, which is long, and almost complex; but it is entirely relevant to the number. By relying to it, “1984” is the symbol of hypocrisy, crimes, violence, death, and the year that nurturing the seeds of revolution and transformation in future. These characteristics are exactly reach to the plot of the novel; it demonstrates that Orwell, as an expert author, was conscious about all his incidents circumstance __and could not stand quiet.

Also, it is the symbol of victorious nation, in which its people resist towards every prevailing power. It is necessary to mention that Zamyatin uses, again, an irony here; through the novel, the reader does not see any traces of union between citizens; all members of the Single State want to betray, even children to their parents. As “we” is the symbol of “collective”, I-330, whose personality ties with the anarchic tendencies, is the one character that represents the idea of “collective” through the novel, WE. Besides, I-330 is the symbol of political and sexual freedom of the pre-revolutionary