1. A Marxist Reading of 1984
... by Winston who claims on the first line of chapter seven 'if there is hope, it lies in the Proles'2). But without any structure, leadership or social awareness these Proles cannot put their potential to use. The term 'Proles' itself is an obvious allusion to Marxist theory: the proletariat (the majority oppressed labour force) and the bourgeoisie (the minority ruling wealthy class)3. The bourgeoisie in Nineteen Eighty-Four ... each other and other agencies (such as the Thought Police) for the smallest signs of treachery or deceit (purging of undesirables is common within the n...
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