A POWERFUL SCENE

"The Ministry of Truth, which concerned itself with news, entertainment, education, and the fine arts. The Ministry of Peace, which concerned itself with war. The Ministry of Love, which maintained law and order. The Ministry of Plenty, which was responsible for economic affairs." (page 6)

This scene is powerful because the reader can see that contradictions between the Ministry and its job in society. Yet the characters in the novel, "1984", have been exposed to so much propaganda, they are not able to see the contradictions, and therefore they believe what is told to them by the government.

This scene supports the atmosphere in the novel, "1984", which is negative and bleak, because it helps the reader get a sense of how much control the government has in the daily lives of a citizen.

This scene supports the mood in the novel, "1984", which is despair for the situation when George Orwell was writing the novel, because the government had total control which this scene portrays.

I chose this scene in the novel because this part of chapter one made me think of how much control the government actual has. Furthermore, this scene helped me to get a better sense of the atmosphere.



I chose this picture to represent the scene because the small buildings represent the general population. Also the buildings are small because that represents the government keeping an eye on everyone.