Analysis Of George Orwell s 1984 - 2023 Words

As human beings, there are distinct characteristics that separate us from feral animals; the ability to create, to appreciate art, to curiously question the world and most importantly to sympathize for our kind. However, when that exact nature is stripped from us, we tend to become mindless, restricted, cold, and degraded as an entire race. This is the setting of George Orwell’s last book, 1984. A world where human thought is limited, war and poverty lie on every street corner, and one cannot trust nobody or nothing. It is all due to the one reigning political entity, the Ingsoc Party, who imposes complete power over all aspects of life for all citizens. There is no creative or intellectual thought, no art, culture or history, and no†¦show more content†¦This can be seen through his appreciation of artistry, his quest for the truth and his faith in humanist values. Artistry can be interpreted in many ways. The meaning of artistry is not just a showcase of visual or ph ysical pieces but rather encompasses a skill of the mind to think individually, creatively and intellectually. Winston Smith is not an artist in the literal sense, he is not a painter or musician, but rather he appreciates the art, beauty and culture in an uninspiring world making him an artist nevertheless. This can be seen through the many people and objects he holds significant during his period of defiance. The first being the singing prole woman whom Winston encounters while hiding in Mr. Charrington’ s secret room. He described her singing as â€Å"†¦so tunefully as to turn the dreadful rubbish into an almost pleasant sound† (Orwell 145). Winston is surprised that a machine generated song could sound so beautiful through the voice of the woman. This is when we are first introduced to Winston’s appreciation of musical art and beauty. He does not see the plump labouring woman of anything more than an impoverished prole but once she creates art with her voice and song, eventually â€Å"it struck him . . . that she was beautiful† (Orwell 228). The second object he appreciates is the glass paperweight he purchases at Mr. Charrington’s shop. And â€Å"What appealed to him about [the glass paperweight] was †¦ the air it seemed to possess of