In the opening
line of the novel,uses the clock to alert readers to the idea that all in Oceania
is not what it seems. He does this by describing the thirteenth stroke of the
clock which, on a traditional clock, is an impossible time to strike. In doing this, then,
Orwell uses the clock as a symbolic warning that the reader must question everything that they
are about to read.
In contrast, in Part One, Chapter Eight, whenis visiting
Mr. Charrington's shop, the clock symbolizes his sense of nostalgia: specifically,
his desire to remember life before the Party took control . The
clock, for example, is no longer striking an impossible time; it is described as a
"twelve-hour clock" (as a clock ought to be)...
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