The Role Of The Proles In 1984

Are They Watching? Winston’s belief in the proles act as a liberating force to bring down the hierarchy among the party. In the party’s eyes, the proles are considered torpid, lethargic, vapid, and petty to the upper classes. Proles are uneducated and unorganized with little security. They do not have specific rules to obey by, creating more freedom among the people which could lead to an up rise against the party. The proles could change the way the society is run through revolts against the party, the population of the proles is 85% of the total in Oceania, despite the struggles to change the prole’s demeanors, they could ultimately be successful by hard work, their strength, and the determination to bring down the party. Winston believes the proles could rebel against the government successfully and procure the power of the government. The proles are undermined and are given more freedom among the party than those higher up in the hierarchy. This creating opportunities to plan a rebellion. Without the proles, the party would not be able to function since they are the labor workers. Winston puts his blind faith into the population because the majority of Oceania are proles, making it easy to over throw the government. The
proles would need to drudge and become organized to successfully enforce a rebellion upon the party. It would be easy to rendezvous due to the low security, creating a perfect combination to revolt against Big Brother. The proles are hard-working, determined, and strong together making them, in Winston’s eyes, the ultimately means to over throwing Big Brother.
They are considered the labor workers in the society and strive to live. The proles are fatuous and can be controlled easily since they are uneducated. They work hard on the lottery and are determined to live. Big Brother iniquity the proles to use them to their advantages by gaining power. The party is avaricious and brain washes the proles. They do not have a choice and the party’s orthodox ideas are pushed onto them. But they can be easily controlled which can result in many proles agreeing that the customary standards of Big Brother are wrong as well. Big Brother is surly and only want
power. The hope does not lie within the proles because many do not realize they are being oppressed. The party thinks “proles and animals are free”, (72) because they do not pose a threat to the government’s power. If proles realized they controlled more, then the rebellion may have happened because they would have different mindsets, like Winston. By being a part of the lower class and not of bourgeoisie, gives the proles an advance because they could plan a revolt secretly without any idea from the thought police. Winston heresy’s the belief of Goldstein and does not conforming to the party’s living standards. The party’s standards effigy Goldstein showing his mind uses double think often. The proles are occupied with trying to survive, but if they realized what the government was up too, then more proles would rebel. It could help posterity to act for themselves and not the community creating less austere conditions. Big Brother is cunning by having the majority of proles brainwashed. The proles do have power in numbers and does not go through the party’s mind that they could revolt, making it a perfect set up for Big Brother. Despite the proles being uneducated, if Winston managed to start a rebellion, the proles would be helpful because of low security issues, making it to be the perfect attack.