I have read the thought-provoking book "Nineteen Eighty Four" by George Orwell. George Orwell cleverly uses his main character Winston to illustrate the theme of the book, which is the oppression of humanity. Through the development of his main character, Orwell clearly illustrates this message.
At the beginning of the book, Winston is an example of an oppressed human. He is not capable of feeling emotion or remembering things clearly. However, Winston has a feeling that there was once a time when things were better than they are in nineteen eighty four, shown when Orwell writes "he had a mute feeling in his bones". This subtly links back to Orwell's main message, because Winston has a feeling that things were different but cannot clearly remember period in his life when things were different, nor any time in his life, which makes Winston and oppressed human.
Winston is concerned with individual freedom and expression; this is why he starts his diary.
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The square in Barcelona renamed in Orwell's honour"It was a particularly beautiful book, it's smooth creamy paper a little yellowed by age". The diary appealed to Winston because it links to the past. This is Winston's first link to the past and the first stage of his development into a fuller human being, but cannot express himself properly or try to describe his thoughts and feelings, he can only write down what he sees at the cinema, which cleverly links back to the theme of the book, because at this stage, Winston is still an oppressed human.
Winston's love for Julia expands his world of feeling, making him a fuller human. After meeting Julia, Winston was able to show emotion, shown when he writes in his diary, "I hate her". But, soon after writing this in his diary Winston meets up with Julia and they fall...