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In his development of characters he creates both literal and metaphorical imagery; Furthermore, in the physical ways that he describes his characters, he creates an image of that character in the reader's mind along with what that character represents. Pimlott discusses O’Brien, a key character in Winston Smith’s development, and the metaphorical imagery Orwell creates of him. Pimlott claims, “ Of the three main characters, the sinister O’Brien is an intellectual construct: not a flesh-and-blood human being at all, but the ultimate, black image of totalitarianism.” (Pimlott 1) By explaining the image Orwell creates through O’Brien, Pimlott analyzes Orwell’s use of language to create imagery. O’Brien’s character serves as a warning to future societies that manipulative powers can take shape in various forms, specifically as allies. Orwell also creates physical imagery through his description of Two Minutes Hate. Orwell writes, “A hideous ecstasy of fear and vindictiveness, a desire to kill, to torture, to smash faces in with a sledgehammer, seemed to flow through the whole group of people like an electric current, turning one even against one's will into a grimacing, screaming lunatic.”(Orwell 16) Orwell depicts a grim instance of mass hysteria, warning the reader of events that can happen due to propagandistic techniques that tyrannical political leaders