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1984 by George Orwell is an ingeniusly written allegorical noval whose primary goal in 1984 is to demonstrate the terrifying possibilities of a totalitarian government. The protagonist, Winston, is the looking glass into Orwell’s horrifying perfect communist society, where all of Winston’s worst paranoids and fears are realities. Winston’s personality is such that he resists the groupthink pressure that is put upon him. In the nightmarish dystopia of 1984, There are many symbolic objects, themes and charecters, all of Which are important in order to gain a deeper understanding of the book and the political message it conveys.


In 1984, Orwell introduces the protagonist, Winston Smith as a solitary figure whose life consists of very little excitement. Smith is a member of the Party that rules over the state of Oceania and is commanded by the dictator Big Brother. The Party came to power after the revolution, and is now in control of every aspect of human life in Oceania. While Smith is a member of the Party, Smith’s personal feelings and beliefs clash heavily with the values of the Party and society created by Big Brother. As the story progresses Winston gains the confidence to rebel against the party, beginning with only minor hostile thoughts, to engaging in an affair with Julia, to trying to join an anti-party orginisation. In the end he has to suffer the consequences for his crimes and is imprisoned and severely tortured til he accepts that whatever The Party tells him is true.



The language in 1984 is symbolic of the Party's manipulation of its members. The development of Newspeak, although seeming to improve the civilization, depletes thought, creativity, and individualism in its speakers.
"Dont you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible because there will be no words in which to express it"
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