Literary AnalysisThe author of the novel 1984, George Orwell, is a political critic. Therefore, he used very precise descriptions of situations and words to give the reader a clear understanding of the entity he is criticizing. When Winston describes to Julia the destruction of past documents to create new ones, he says: “Every document has been destroyed or forged, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue, street and building has been renamed, every date has been changed. And this process continues day after day and minute after minute. History stopped. Nothing exists except an infinite present in which the Party is always right." (p. 162). Here, instead of simply saying “Every document has been destroyed or falsified,” Orwell describes in depth exactly what materials were destroyed. This gives the reader a better picture of the situation in Oceania because instead of just thinking that paper documents were being rewritten, readers now know that street names were also constantly being rewritten, which makes people's lives more problematic due to the curve learning involved with new street names. This description of the rewriting of documents really shows how far the government is willing to go to gain full control of the past and gives the reader a very scary feeling about a totalitarian system. Orwell also uses some unique words to express the feelings of his characters. When Winston describes Syme, he states that he is “venomously orthodox” (p. 52). Instead of using an adjective like “extremely,” Orwell takes it to another extent by applying the adjective “venomously.” The use of this adjective provides a darker feeling towards Syme because the word poison is usually associated with... middle of paper... the USSR under Lenin and Stalin. He was dismayed by the total monitoring system, the control over people's thoughts, the loss of happiness with loved ones, and the loss of freedom that occurred in the USSR, which led him to fear the future of other countries. Therefore, in addition to creating a replica of the USSR, he portrayed the perfect totalitarian government in his novel to emphasize many problems associated with it. To summarize, the author's motivations behind writing this novel helped me realize the striking similarity of our society with the fictional society in the novel. It forces us to think about the risk associated with giving a single person or entity too much power or control over our lives. This led me to the conclusion that we should not engage in any activity that could put our privacy at risk if we want to avoid a potential totalitarian system in the future..