Four Goals Of 1984 By George Orwell

Four goals. Four simple goals help George Orwell create such intriguing writing. Orwell makes sures he uses egotism, aesthetics, historical impulse, and political purpose in each and every one of his writings in order to get his message across to others. Due to his persistence throughout his writings, 1984, a dystopian novel set in Oceania, meets the same four concepts. Over the course of several years, dystopian novels have become popular among young adult literature. Writing way before the boom in popularity, Orwell wrote 1984 in 1948; this alone shows that he met his goal of egotism. Almost 70 years later, this book is taught in classrooms around the United States, therefore exceeding his initial expectations. Then there is Orwell’s …show more content…
There was a peculiar softness, as of rainwater, in both the color and the texture of the glass. At the heart of it, magnified by the curved surface, there was a strange, pink, convoluted object that recalled a rose or a sea anemone” (95). Instead of merely saying he saw a beautiful paperweight, Orwell goes in depth about the extent of its beauty. The way Orwell strategically places words makes one feel as if it was in the individual’s hand. By taking time to describe such object, Orwell is, in a way, highlighting the significance of something beautiful in a dark world. The final two goals that Orwell strives to achieve are historical impulse and political purpose. Orwell wrote 1984 shortly after World War II ended. Hitler tried to, and succeeded, at brainwashing citizens of Germany, in almost direct correlation Orwell wrote, “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four. If that is granted, all else follows” (81). Orwell is stating that if as individuals people cannot stay true to what he/she knows is right, then one can be easily swayed, and becomes a puppet