What does Winston mean when he says, The proles are human beings. We are not human. How does the age difference between Julia and Winston...

These two
questions at first glance seem disconnected but they are, in fact, related. They both speak to
the theme of memory, a theme which is integral to the novel's exploration of what it is to be
fully human. Memory,posits, is essential to preserving one's humanity.

's
job, which requires him to constantly drop information down a "memory hole" meant to
extinguish the past by burning undesirable written records of it in a furnace, is the height of
dehumanization. Additionally, Orwell notes the existence of memory holes at frequent intervals
in all the hallways where Winston works. In this dystopia, Party members are encouraged to
destroy memory.

However, as said above, memory is part of what makes us
human. As Winston regains his humanity through his relationship withabove all his ability to
love and care for another humanhe finds memories of his own past resurfacing in his dreams. He
remembers more and more about his childhood: he grew up in poverty but lived...