18. 1984

"But you could not have pure love or pure lust nowadays. No emotion was pure, because everything was mixed up with fear and hatred. Their embrace had been a battle, the climax a victory. It was a blow struck against the Party. It was a political act" (126).

This quote found in 1984, written by George Orwell, demonstrates how strong the hatred against the government is in this novel. Instead of trying to grow strong by still loving each other, all of the extra energy and emotions go toward the government. From Orwell's statement, people are so focused on revenge and standing up for their rights that they have clouded their hearts and souls. Their "emotions" are no longer "pure" because of their continuous strive to survive and make sure that they are treated somewhat fairly. Although, the extent of fighting for their own survival and level of cleanliness only lies in their minds therefore their emotions reflect what their minds think. The actions are never followed out from the thoughts, therefore all of the hidden emotions get thrown together. In the end, no emotion is ever really "pure" again.

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17. 1984

"Your worst enemy, he reflected, was your own nervous system. At any moment the tension inside you was liable to translate itself into some visible symptom" (63-64).

George Orwell, in the novel 1984, depicts an environment where thoughts or any facial features can easily be interpreted. Eyes are everywhere and no one ever really knows who is watching and at what time of day. Private thoughts are no longer private and any sign of some sort of thought process can lead a person to a life of pain. Orwell includes this idea of a one's nervous system being his own enemy to describe to the reader exactly what the characters must endure day in and day out throughout the novel.

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16. 1984

"Everything faded away into a shadow-world in which, finally, even the date of the year had become uncertain" (41).

George Orwell depicts an atmosphere in which everything is unclear and grey. People are walking around this planet doing what they are told and no longer question why they are put on the Earth in the first place. By writing that "everything faded away into a shadow" allows the reader to comprehend the concept that at one moment this is how something is, but then in ten minutes, the facts will change and nothing ever remains the same in this world. It all eventually gets altered, which creates the greyness and shadows. Orwell included this imagery in his novel to emphasize the point that when there are not any hardcore facts that last forever, people live in a world of "shadows" and there is nothing to grasp or hold onto.


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