1. Comparing and Contrast - The Play Crucible and Novel 1984
... protected with O"Brien's arm around his shoulder. "For a moment he clung to O"Brien like a baby, curiously comforted by the heavy arm around his shoulders." Orwell's use of the simile "like a baby" gives the readers the ability to imagine the situation there and then where someone in need of protection, caring, and ... is with O"Brien, but never the less Winston still tries to hold on. Maybe the reason for Winston not saying a great deal is because Orwell wanted to show the contrasting power between the totalitarian state and the individual. His purpose was to show the one with true pow...
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- Grade Level: High School
