In the passage, Orwell utilize 2nd person “you” to convey Winston’s attitude towards the society controlled by the Party. The pronoun allows readers to think of the situation from Winston’s view where individuals are not allowed to feel or develop any emotions. Overall 2nd person view contributes in expressing Winston’s thoughts effectively. Another aspect of the passage is Orwell’s use contrast in positive and negative connotations. When he describes Winston’s mother before the revolution, there are words such as “purity”, “nobility”, and “loved”. On the other hand, when he describes the life after the revolution, he places words such as “terrible”, “robbing”, and “vanished”. The juxtaposition of these words glorifies the past and degrades
