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__Big brother__ - His face symbolizes the party in its public manifestation, he is the reassurance to most people ( the warmth of this name suggests his abilty to protect), but he is also an open threat ( no one can escape his gaze).

__The Glass Paperweight__ - Can be seen as an attempt to reconnect with the past. Also represents the microcosm (small seperate world) Winston and Julia share between them.

__The Telescreens__ - This omnipresent technology is a symbol of the party's constant monitoring of its subjects. The they also symbolize how totalitarian the government abuses technology for its own means, instead of using its knowledge in technology for improving civilisation.

__The Red-Armed Prole Woman__ - Winston's one legitemate hope for the future, and that the proles will rise up against the party. She is a prime example of reproductive virillty. He imagines her giving birth to the generation of proles that will challenge the party, and will not be ignorant. Themes : TOTAL CONTROL: this includes physical (not being allowed anywhere by yourself for a long period of time), mental (thought and even face crime), emotional (no love or what we would class, a proper family), and spiritual (the only churches mentioned are in ruins or in the Proles' memories). Control is manifested through Big Brother being omnipresent and making the citizens believe that they are always being watched. Technology comes into play here, everything seems to be falling apart for the outer party but still they have telescreens in just about every room and outdoors as well. Not only do these telescreens transmit information, they receive it as well, even today, we do not have this kind of technology. But then we do not have a totalitarian government which decides our every move and feeling for us.