In 1984, through the consciousness of Winston, is the point of view third person omniscient or third person limited? Give specific examples.

is told from the
perspective of the , . This perspective is defined as the third
person point of view. This point of view is also
limited, as the reader only has access to Winston's thoughts and
feelings. (In contrast, an omniscient point of view would give the reader access to the thoughts
and feelings of many more characters in the book.)

To see this point of view
in action, take a look at Part One, Chapter Two, when Winston visits his neighbors, the Parsons
family. Winston notices Mrs. Parsons's unease around her children, and thinks, "with those
children. . . that wretched woman must lead a life of terror.

In this
example, our understanding of Mrs. Parsons's relationship with her children is told only from
Winston's perspective. She may well lead a "life of terror," but this is Winston's
observation, not Mrs. Parsons's. Because of this limited point of view, the reader will never
know how Mrs. Parsons truly thinks and feels.