... to the party. Orwell prefers to use descriptions that are specific and naturalistic, "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." This opening sentence by the narrator has already placed the story for the reader. We are told that at the moment the month ... torture is very similar to that of the narrator. Throughout the book, the narrator has been witness to every one of Winston's misdeeds in the eyes of the party, the reader knows of his, "thoughtcrime", "doublethink", and his desire and relationship with Julia have all been known. The narrator has a God-li...

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