George Orwell in his novel 1984 includes many symbolic objects that are important for a deeper understanding of the book. Orwell expresses his apprehension through different themes and characters mentioned in the book, but especially through the use of symbolism. George Orwell wrote 1984 to warn of future generations and the dangers of a totalitarian society. Physical control and intellectual rebellion are some themes linked to the symbols mentioned by Orwell in his novel. The 1984 paperweight depicts the relationship between Winston and Julia in the upstairs room of Mr. Charrington's store. At the beginning of the book, Winston goes to an antique dealer in the working-class neighborhood and buys a paperweight. “The coral was Julia's life and his own, fixed in a sort of eternity at the heart of the crystal” (147). In the society Winston lived in, the Party took control of everyone's past through propaganda and other methods. They led people to believe what the Party believed to be the truth, which led to struggles for society to recover from its own memories and express a broader picture of what had happened to the world. The Party wanted people to believe that the place they lived in before was uglier than the society they are in today because of Big Brother, but Winston vaguely understood this principle. George Orwell shows that the coral is delicate and represents how valuable Julia is to Winston and the glass around the coral was hard and sturdy which shows the protection Winston provided her in the room in which they both tried to reconnect with their past. And just like the coral trapped in the glass, Winston and Julia are surrounded in the world controlled by Big Brother. “Someone had picked up the middle of the paper... If the police ever caught him speaking ill of Big Brother or the Party, he would be arrested, so Winston carefully placed his diary in a safe place. future or the past, towards an era where thought is free, where men are different from each other and do not live alone – towards an era where truth exists and where what is done cannot be undone: since the 'age of uniformity; the age of loneliness, the age of Big Brother, the age of doublethink - greetings' (28) The people of Oceania have no freedom of thought! or action because of the government in which they live. Winston's diary symbolizes the reality in which he lives and the struggles he faces daily. Overall, George Orwell's use of symbolism in 1984 reinforced. the theme of the novel By including symbols, it helped to intrigue the reader and develop a deeper meaning for the book...