1984 People sometimes don’t hear the whole truth about things that the government is doing. George Orwell’s novel 1984 is a futuristic book about how the government of Oceania controls its citizens. Orwell uses irony to highlight the theme of Appearance vs. Reality in his novel. He does this by describing the names of the ministries, the detrimental things the government does, and how the characters act completely opposite of how they really are. The …showed first 75 words of 639 total…

…showed last 75 words of 639 total…the same stuff as him. The reason that the characters act differently is because they want to either hide their true self, or to try to see the real side of others. The theme Appearance vs. Reality is showed by Orwell through the use of irony. Both the government and the characters do things to deceive other people. It all appears to be one way, but in reality, it’s the complete opposite. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**