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Bluebells In 1984
The Bluebells represent the Party and Winston and Julia’s love affair. The Bluebells represent the Party because in the book 1984 by George Orwell because they appear to be something they aren’t. On the website, the author wrote, “It may not look like it, but bluebells has six petals all fused up together forming a narrow bell shape” (Auntyflo 1). That quote brings up the theme of Appearance v.s. Reality in the website v.s. In 1984. Similar to the flower, Big Brother appears to be a loving and kind leader to Oceania, but in reality, he is a controlling dictator that steals it’s citizen’s thoughts through fear and constant war. In 1984, the Party’s slogan is “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength” (Orwell 4). This shows

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