Individuality quotes Flashcards
How does he establish a lack of individuality among the citizens?
Through the Semiotic symbol of “everyone was ugly” even if otherwise dressed “than in the uniform blue overalls”
How does he expose human inconsistency in ‘Two Minutes Hate?
Orwell characterises Winston is as a political deviant as he resits in “uttering a truth that nobody would ever hear”, highlights how Winston’s complex human condition partially persists even within a psycho-socially controlled society. However, during the two-minute hate Winston expresses a desire to “flog” Julia “to death with a rubber truncheon,”
How does he reveal that the upper class becomes insensitive towards those less fortunate?
The juxtaposition of the dehumanising representations of the proles, “the proles are not human beings”, to political slogan, “as the Party slogan put it: ‘proles and animals are free’”
Illustrate how he asserts that such a loss of empathy degrades the authenticity of human relationships,
Through the characterisation of Winstons hyperbolic repulsion towards his wife, who “had without exception the most stupid, empty mind that he had ever encountered” and the “child hero” archetype is awarded to children who betray their parents to the Party, reminiscent of the Hitler Youth movement, and Winston observes the hyperbolic “life of terror” parents must lead in a disturbing subversion of the family unit.
Show how Winston’s betrayal of Julia symbolises how tyranny invariably brutalises individuals by replacing their affinity for abstract ideas such as love with selfishness.
The symbolism of his defeat“do it to Julia…tear her face off, strip her to the bones. Not me!
What is his aim in representing individual human experiences?
The intrusion of political propaganda and nationalistic tactic leads to the destruction of authentic relationships, identity and brutalization of the individual experience. (Results in an Isolating existence)
