The language used is simplistic, with little use of metaphors or even similes. The first simile, in chapter one, “gulped down like a dose of medicine”, describes perfectly to the reader Winston’s feelings toward the unpleasant drink, which unfortunately he feels is needed to make him feel better. It is language devices such as these that Orwell uses through the narrator to explain further to the reader Winston’s feelings and not purely as devices to elevate his writing style. The use of these literary devices increases throughout the book as Winston’s emotions towards the party and Big Brother formulate, harden and are then systematically crushed by O’Brien. The use of similes and metaphors changes from the descriptive, “Like a dose of medicine”, to “The paperweight was the room he was in, and the coral was Julia’s life and his own, fixed in a sort of eternity at the heart of the crystal”, then back to the simplistic, “the earth was like iron”. This helps to show Winston’s changes in character, he moves through the unsure rebelliou

Orwell uses a narrator who is largely impartial; the ‘voice’ admits no bias towards any one figure or deed. The ‘voice’ provides a guide to the reader, leading them systematically through the arguments of the book in an ordered manner from start to finish. This provides the reader with a thorough grounding in Winston’s world and mind, allowing a certain degree of empathy to be expressed towards him as an individual. As well as this, the narrator provides a degree of context and historical information for Winston’s world. Whether it is the truth or the fabricated information of the ‘Party’ is unclear, as is to whom the voice belongs.

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