"'Oranges and lemons, says the bells of St. Clement's...When I grow rich, say the bells of Shoreditch'" (178).
Each church mentioned in this rhyme was known for something, therefore that is where the "oranges and lemons" came from with St. Clement's. Orwell adds this rhyme numerous times to add religion into his novel. Religion is questioned within his pages because of the fact that things are very deceitful and everyone is just so empty that Orwell's character, Winston, questions what is real and what is fake. He starts to lose sight as to what is important and this song throws the idea of a higher power back into the novel. Through this idea, it contrasts the difference between the thought of no god and the thought of people trying to believe in something that seems so hopeless.
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