1984 Rhetorical Analysis

George Orwell, author of 1984, was born in India in 1903. He was an English novelist and was most famous for his novels Animals Farm and 1984. Orwell was the son of a British civil servant so he lived his first few days in India, but later moved to England with his mother. Orwell did not really know his father until he retired from the service in 1912, but he never formed a strong bond with his father. Orwell was sent to a boarding school and later on joined then joined groups fighting against General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War, and was badly injured. Other health problems took place when he returned to England in 1938. To sustain himself, Orwell took began writing more often to occupy his time. He became the literary editor for a socialist newspaper. Animal Farm and 1984 were published towards the end of his life. Orwell battled with tuberculosis and later died in London on January 21, 1950.
Orwell uses many rhetorical devices such as pathos, bathos, and repetition throughout his novel, 1984. His novel is also filled with imagery, allusions, and symbolism. 1984 is a book about life in a dystopian society told by Winston, the protagonist. The setting takes place in Oceania, but the city it takes place in is still called London. Winston is a man who begins to question the motives of the Party, the government system controlling the …show more content…
Orwell uses that specific phrase to emphasize the beliefs of the Party, the government system in 1984. The slogan helps the audience understand better that the society in the novel is a dystopia. It also explains why Oceania is in a constant state of war. The living conditions are very poor and the citizens have absolutely no privacy. The slogan also gives examples of a paradox because the phrases are superficially contradictory. The parallel structure of the slogan is what makes it effective for