To find a physical
description of , take a look at Part One, Chapter One. In the third paragraph,informs us that
Winston is "smallish" and has a "frail figure." He has "fair
hair," a "sanguine" (red) face, with skin that has been roughened" by
"coarse soap" and the cold winter.
Winston, therefore, is a pallid
and worn-out man. Note how his appearance mirrors that of his home, Victory Mansions, a
crumbling and dilapidated apartment block owned and operated by the Party. This is significant
not only because it gives the reader an idea of Winston's appearance but because it also gives a
sense of what life is like in Oceania.
Through this description, then, Orwell
shows us that living under a totalitarian regime is not only psychologically and emotionally
damaging, it also has a profound effect on a person's physical health.
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