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Illusion Versus Reality Through Symbolism in 1984
Throughout the novel 1984, the major theme of illusion versus reality is revealed by
major symbols
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The first symbol is a paperweight,
which is useless to this dystopian society but is a representation of the reality of the past
before Big Brother and creates an illusion because Big Brother says that it is a useless
object
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The room
above Mr
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By examining these symbols, readers may discover crucial
information needed to uncover the theme of illusion versus reality
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The paperweight is a reality of the past before Big Brother but
the paperweight is an illusion because Big Brother says that it is useless
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Big Brother tells the citizens
that life is now better because they do not have to think for themselves
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The paperweight represents the beauty of simplicity because when the object was
used, times were simpler since what you know and are told is reality and there is no
illusion
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The soft, rain-

watery glass was not like any glass he had ever seen
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(Orwell, 84-5) It is a link to the past which, is a reality that
Big Brother has covered up with the illusion in which they make people believe it is the
true reality
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Throughout the novel, Big Brother creates an illusion where they provide more than
enough of what they need
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Winston’s ulcer shows that in reality Big Brother is depriving the citizens of
some things they need, such as affective nurturance
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“The flat
was seven flights up, and Winston, who was thirty- nine, and had a varicose ulcer above
his right ankle went slowly, resting several times on the way”
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The room above Mr
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“In
the room over Mr
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The rat had never come back, but the bugs had multiplied hideously in the heat
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Dirty or clean, the room was paradise”
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The room is an

illusion though because this escape is too good to be true and is eventually their worst
nightmare when the Thought Police break in
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The theme of illusion versus reality can be found through many different symbols
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The paperweight holds the key to the past that the government
attempted to hide
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The room above Mr
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Illusions can be used for many different reasons but
the novel 1984 proves that reality will always prevail because secrets cannot be kept
secret forever

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