Literary+Devices

**__Symbolism__**
 *  Definition: the use symbols to represent ideas or objects.
 * Examples from the book:
 * Big Brother is the main symbol in “1984,” because it represents the law of the land that the people live in.
 * The journal that Winston keeps secretly to record his thoughts and feelings about Big Brother, as well as more personal writings.
 * ====Julia represents Winston’s happiness. They both agree that Big Brother needs to be stopped and they become romantically close to each other. ====

__**Conflict **__ __**Mood **__
 * Definition: A disagreement or argument between two groups.
 * Examples from the book:
 * Winston and Julia disagree with the government on controlling how people live.
 * O’Brien reveals he is a member of the Thought Police. He catches Winston and Julia talking about rebelling against Big Brother.
 * Winston exclaims for O’Brien to torture Julia.
 * Definition: A state of mind or feeling.
 * Examples from the book:
 * Depressing and uncomfortable.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Winston is always looking over his shoulder to see if anyone is watching him or following him.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">People who live in Oceania are not happy because they cannot to anything without being punished by the government.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">There is also a state of confusion concerning what is right and wrong in the book.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">see powerpoint for details.