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Essay Archive - 1984: Satire of the Middle Class
1984: Satire of the Middle Class
1984 is a political parable. George Orwell wrote the novel to show society
what it could become if things kept getting worse. The first paragraph of
the book tells the reader of the "swirl of gritty dust....The hallway smelt
of boiled cabbage and old rag mats." Just from these few lines Orwell makes
it clear that there was absolutely nothing victorious abuot Victory
Mansions. Every image the reader recieves from Winston Smith is pessimistic.
Hate week, for example, is a big event in Oceania. The citizens prepare for
it like Christmas. Instead of jolly songs with family and friends over
punch, Hate ....
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