In the book 1984 by George Orwell, imagery is used to demonstrate the depressing ambience of the society in Oceania. Orwell managed to describe this sense of "imagery," in perfect detail while leaving next to nothing unmentioned. This particular trait is a crucial component in the means of really getting a feel for the setting and what this oppressive totalitarian world was like. In the first few passages of the book, Orwell uses images that appear to be aged and dirty to provide a gloomy setting in which sets up the story. Winston’s encounter through “the hallway [that] smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats” creates the repulsive and distressing feel of one’s life in this dystopian world. This along with several other descriptions depicting
