"Of all horrors in the world-a rat! (120)"
-When Winston realizes there is a rat nearby he panics. The reader finds that rats are one of Winston's worst fears. Orwell uses this to foreshadow the end of the novel when Winston has his face eaten alive by rats, only because the torturers know it is his worst fear. This is Winston's one greatest weakness that fails him but also saves him from more pain in the end.
Can you get one line in here that takes things to the next level -- one last line of universal theme -- what is Orwell's message?
ReplyDelete"Of all horrors in the world-a rat! (120)"
ReplyDelete-When Winston realizes there is a rat nearby he panics. The reader finds that rats are one of Winston's worst fears. Orwell uses this to foreshadow the end of the novel when Winston has his face eaten alive by rats, only because the torturers know it is his worst fear. This is Winston's one greatest weakness that fails him but also saves him from more pain in the end. Orwell uses Winston's fear of rats to show that humans are weak, and that no matter what they do, they will always lose against the greater force. Orwell shows that humans are not as significant as they think they are. When it all comes down to it, something as small as a rat can destroy them and everything they believed in.