Coral Paperweight July 20, pages 69-97 RR3

An antique shop in London, the city of the proles, became an outlet for Winston. George Orwell creates this shop to allow Winston to exercise his small feats of rebellion. At the start of the novel, Winston begins writing in a diary, a crime worthy of harsh punishment. Winston bought this diary at the antique shop. On a walk after work, he finds himself back in front of the shop. The proprietor of the shop becomes a source of information for Winston. A small trinket Winston finds becomes a symbol of the past. It is a glass paperweight, and what Winston likes most about it is that it has no real purpose. The coral in the paperweight is a representation of the undemanding, leisurely past, protected by the thick glass. Mr. Charrington, the proprietor, inquires if Winston would like to rent the room above the store. The author offers this opportunity to Winston as the ultimate form of rebellion, to have a private life of his own. Everything in that room provides a window into the world that Winston has always desired.

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