1984 George Orwell Language Analysis

1984, George Orwell, an novelist and journalist, who’s dystopian novel portrays a government that controls all aspects of people’s lives. They use a variety methods to keep their citizens in control and Winston Smith is one of the people who challenges them. Orwell’s use of repetition, imagery and symbolism to create suspense in order to capture his audience’s attention throughout the novel. First, Orwell uses repetition in order to emphasize that the telescreen still holds power over everyone. He explains, “‘You are the dead,’ repeated the iron voice” (221). The repetition of the telescreens words puts emphasizes that Winston and Julia are dead because they have been caught by the Thought Police. This means that the Party still is powerful because they were able to catch them. This creates suspense because the audience would wonder if the thought police would kill them or spare their lives. …show more content…
Winston states, “There was a sound of trampling boots below, inside the house and outside. The yard seemed to be full of men. Something was being dragged across the stones. The woman’s singing stopped abruptly. There was a long, rolling clang, as though the washtub had been flung across the yard, and then a confusion of angry shouts which ended in a yell of pain” (222). This quote creates suspense because with the thought police almost inside of the apartment and with the commotion outside someone could only imagine what the Thought Police will do to them once they get inside of the