Tuesday, October 23, 2012

In George Orwell's novel 1984, what literary techniques does he use to develop the theme of rebellion?

In addition
to the other techniques mentioned,
, in , uses description and dialogue to
develop the
theme of rebellion. Starting with the first chapter, he places us firmly and
with
specific detail into the dystopian world of Oceania, showing it to us
through the eyes of a
sympathetic everyman, . From the start, Orwell shows us
Winston rebelling against the oppressive
system he lives in by writing in a
journal. The descriptions of the creamy paper of the
old-fashioned journal,
the small nook where Winston can write undetected by the view screen, and
the
pent-up desire Winston has for self-expression cause us to identify with him and
participate
in his longings. It seems a small thing to be allowed to write in
a journal, and the penalties
Winston describes for itdeath or twenty-five
years at a hard labor campimmediately put us on his
side in rebelling. What
he asks for seems little enough.

Orwell

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