Tone

The tone of this novel is dark and apathetic. The main character, Winston, seems to dislike everything that is going on around him, but is hesitant to do anything about it. He goes with the flow, but is not very happy about it, which makes the tone seem almost depressing. Towards the end, the tone could be said to be defeated because he was brainwashed to agree with everything Big Brother said and he lost the love he had for Julia.

This literary criticism describes the usual tones in Orwell's works. It goes on to talk about "1984" and the reasoning behind some of its main ideas and the way it was written. To visit the article, look at our favorite links!
Woodcock, George, and Harold Bloom. "George Orwell and the Living Word." Bloom's Modern Critical Views: George Orwell (1986): 121-37. Literary Reference Center. Web. 12 Jan. 2010.