The dystopian masterpiece known as 1984 by George Orwell will forever be remembered as one of the best works that implement irony, tension, and symbolism. These three always present patterns are just a few of the literary devices that can be found in his essays, poems, books, and short stories. Even though Orwell employs several literary devices in his writing irony, tension, and symbolism are the prominent three devices that make Orwell a great writer.
Irony is very prominent in Orwell’s literary works especially in his book 1984. Irony makes itself very present at the beginning of the book in the form of the Party’s developing language Doublespeak. In 1984, it is used by the party to control every aspect of the citizens of Oceania. In Paul …show more content…
In Shooting an Elephant, Orwell says “It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant—it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery—and obviously one ought not to do it if it can possibly be avoided.” In this example Orwell uses this quote to convey the size, power, and places it in the context of the elephant's usefulness in Burma. Another example would be in 1984, Orwell uses a coral paperweight to symbolize the love between Julia and Winston. Winston compared the glass to the room around them and the coral to their lives in the center of it, “The paperweight was the room he was in, and the coral was Julia’s life and his own, fixed in a sort of eternity at the heart of the crystal.” Based on context, Orwell implies that the room is their own tiny temple that isolates them and keeps Julia and Winston’s love safe from the forsaken world that lies outside. In Dissent, Assent, and the body in Nineteen Eighty-Four, Naomi Jacobs examines Orwell's use of the body in 1984 “Julia’s naked body is love makin, and finally the powerful body of the proletarian body… singing at her household drudgery.” Jacobs explains what each persons in the book body represents such as Julia’s body. Which she uses as a way to rebel against Big
Irony is very prominent in Orwell’s literary works especially in his book 1984. Irony makes itself very present at the beginning of the book in the form of the Party’s developing language Doublespeak. In 1984, it is used by the party to control every aspect of the citizens of Oceania. In Paul …show more content…
In Shooting an Elephant, Orwell says “It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant—it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery—and obviously one ought not to do it if it can possibly be avoided.” In this example Orwell uses this quote to convey the size, power, and places it in the context of the elephant's usefulness in Burma. Another example would be in 1984, Orwell uses a coral paperweight to symbolize the love between Julia and Winston. Winston compared the glass to the room around them and the coral to their lives in the center of it, “The paperweight was the room he was in, and the coral was Julia’s life and his own, fixed in a sort of eternity at the heart of the crystal.” Based on context, Orwell implies that the room is their own tiny temple that isolates them and keeps Julia and Winston’s love safe from the forsaken world that lies outside. In Dissent, Assent, and the body in Nineteen Eighty-Four, Naomi Jacobs examines Orwell's use of the body in 1984 “Julia’s naked body is love makin, and finally the powerful body of the proletarian body… singing at her household drudgery.” Jacobs explains what each persons in the book body represents such as Julia’s body. Which she uses as a way to rebel against Big