Title: Two Minutes Hate | Food For Thought!
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Content: Orwell writes: “ He would flog her to death with a rubber truncheon. He would tie her to a stake and shoot her full of arrows like Saint Sebastian…” (pp.18). This compels the reader to feel sympathetic and concerned for the mental well-being of Winston and consequently causes us to read on. In addition, the use of a third-person perspective is consistent throughout the text, however the bolded slogans of The Party, “WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” (pp.10) draws focus to the hypocrisy and ridiculousness of the Party’s regime. Consequently, momentum is developed as the reader is angered and fearful for the characters and how they are being manipulated. The use of characterisation also develops momentum within George Orwell’s ‘1984’. The description of characters such as O’Brien is used to demonstrate the sheer power and influence of the Party and their indoctrination. An example from the text is: “ Even O’Brien’s heavy face was flushed.