Literary Analysis

            The book, 1984 by George Orwell, is analyzed as the author’s prediction of the future. George Orwell uses his literary skills to give details on what he assumes would take place in the year, 1984. There are many possible themes that can sum up this story such as, ignorance, dystopia, hatred, propaganda, sexual intercourse, irony, and profound quotes. Some quotes in the story were easy to understand and some had a deeper meaning.  In 1984 there are many things that could be revealed such as the quote Winston thought of in Part 3, what it meant, and what is considered to be a hero.

In chapter one of part three, it is said that, ”Nothing in the world was so bad as physical pain. In the face of pain there are no heroes, he thought over and over as he writhed on the floor, clutching uselessly at his disabled arm.” Winston was captured for thought crime. He was sent to the Ministry of Love to be “cured.” He was captured and in a plain room that seemed very frightening. As he waited to see what would happen to him next, O’Brien and a guard entered into the room. Winston saw the guard with a truncheon in his hand. When he noticed the weapon, he knew that he would be hit but he didn’t know where. The guard struck him in his elbow, sending Winston to the floor in agonizing pain.

            A hero is a person who is admired for their courage or noble deeds. A mother is a hero. A woman goes through a tremendous amount of pain giving birth to a child. Women and mothers are very important because without them the world would not be populated. They have a big responsibility and because they go through the pain for the sake of another life is courageous and is very heroic. The quote that Winston was thinking of as he was in pain is very profound. “In the face of pain there are no heroes,” this means that in pain you can’t save yourself and there isn’t anyone else that can save you. When pain strikes you really just have to bear it and pray that it’ll go away. There are no courageous acts that can be done to stop pain. In Winston’s case, he couldn’t escape from it by thinking of someone he loves because when the pain is so overbearing it’s hard to think of anything else.

            The novel 1984 by George Orwell is very vast and has many different perceptions to its meaning. The novel has a lot of themes that could also be expounded on and one of them was a profound quote. George Orwell continues to enlarge the reader’s thoughts as he involves in-depth quotes in his literary work. Some of the quotes were clever and easily understood while some were deeper in meaning.   In 1984 there are many things that could be revealed such as the quote Winston thought of in Part 3, what it meant, and what is considered to be a hero.