1984, a political novel written by George Orwell in 1948, is one of Orwell’s most famous texts. The story unravels in a dystopia where the state enforces absolute well-being amongst social classes and prevents rebellion of any sort by means of torture, suppression and isolation. In this world, lower class citizens, hereby known as The Proles, are described to be under the poorest conditions. The proles have a strong parallel with the working class described by Orwell on his novels Homage to Catalonia and Animal Farm. The writer’s political ideology seems too, to have strongly influenced upon the existence of the proles.
Orwell had to experience “poverty and the sense of failure” after having to work for the Indian Imperial police in Burma, from which he managed to actually …show more content…
All animals besides the pigs, alike the proles depict the working class. Orwell describes the proles as free: “Only Proles and Animals are free”. He says this, because the proles are not constantly under surveillance, yet they are not considered a threat. In doing so, Orwell highlights the fact that they are ignorant of their capacities, which prevents them from rebelling. This, by means of the slogan Ignorance, is Strength justifies Winston’s idea that “if there is hope, it lies in the proles”. This too is consistent with Orwell’s portrayal of the animals in Animal Farm who, on their own limit themselves to the idea of following Napoleon’s orders and keeping some sense of patriotism. Evidently, the author has chosen to represent the proles as a source of hope because he believes they are the only ones within any class system, which have the opportunity to overthrow the Party (state) due to the fact that they are left to survive on their own and are not considered a threat. “If I had to use my rifle at all in such an affair I would use it on the side of the working class and not against them” -
Orwell had to experience “poverty and the sense of failure” after having to work for the Indian Imperial police in Burma, from which he managed to actually …show more content…
All animals besides the pigs, alike the proles depict the working class. Orwell describes the proles as free: “Only Proles and Animals are free”. He says this, because the proles are not constantly under surveillance, yet they are not considered a threat. In doing so, Orwell highlights the fact that they are ignorant of their capacities, which prevents them from rebelling. This, by means of the slogan Ignorance, is Strength justifies Winston’s idea that “if there is hope, it lies in the proles”. This too is consistent with Orwell’s portrayal of the animals in Animal Farm who, on their own limit themselves to the idea of following Napoleon’s orders and keeping some sense of patriotism. Evidently, the author has chosen to represent the proles as a source of hope because he believes they are the only ones within any class system, which have the opportunity to overthrow the Party (state) due to the fact that they are left to survive on their own and are not considered a threat. “If I had to use my rifle at all in such an affair I would use it on the side of the working class and not against them” -