Moment with Page Number 1 Quotation to Support Moment Literary Device Significance/Connection to Universal Theme (2-3 sentences) “From where Winston stood it was just possible to read, picked out on its white face in elegant lettering, the three slogans of the Party: WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” (Orwell 4). Paradox The Party mottos clearly indicate the theme of description of totalitarian methods. The Party mottos are paradoxes according to modern day society; however, this is exactly how the government of Oceania maintains its power over its citizens. These mottos equate the government’s negative ideals with positive ideals, creating the false appearance that the government is treating its citizens fairly.
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Parsons is proud of his daughter for getting him arrested. Page 233. “It was my little daughter… She listened at the keyhole. Heard what I was saying, and nipped off to the patrols the very next day” (Orwell 233). Situational Irony According to human nature, it is expected that the bonds between a parent and his or her child are very strong. However, these bonds don’t exist in Oceania as Mr. Parsons’ own daughter turned him into the police. This connects to the theme of warnings against a totalitarian government because it emphasizes the magnitude of the government’s control over its citizens’ minds; the government erased conventional human …show more content…
Page 298. “He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark moustache. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother” (Orwell 298). Situational Irony Throughout most of the novel, Winston had O’Brien and Julia to trust in and put his hope into. But after the torture in the Ministry of Love, Winston lost both of those people and was left alone, introducing the theme of one man’s loneliness. At the very end of the book, Winston turns to Big Brother to fill the void that was left empty by O’Brien and
Parsons is proud of his daughter for getting him arrested. Page 233. “It was my little daughter… She listened at the keyhole. Heard what I was saying, and nipped off to the patrols the very next day” (Orwell 233). Situational Irony According to human nature, it is expected that the bonds between a parent and his or her child are very strong. However, these bonds don’t exist in Oceania as Mr. Parsons’ own daughter turned him into the police. This connects to the theme of warnings against a totalitarian government because it emphasizes the magnitude of the government’s control over its citizens’ minds; the government erased conventional human …show more content…
Page 298. “He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark moustache. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother” (Orwell 298). Situational Irony Throughout most of the novel, Winston had O’Brien and Julia to trust in and put his hope into. But after the torture in the Ministry of Love, Winston lost both of those people and was left alone, introducing the theme of one man’s loneliness. At the very end of the book, Winston turns to Big Brother to fill the void that was left empty by O’Brien and