What Are The Proles In 1984

Like most minorities, the proles are the largest part of the population and thus the only way for change to occur in society. The proles, which are all non-party members, make up 85% of the population. They are forced to rely on the party for food and other basic necessities which makes them useless. However Winston believes that “If there is hope, it must lie in the proles” (Orwell 69). Winston believes if the proles could only realize their numbers, they could easily overthrow the party and bring it crumbling down. The party cannot be brought down from within because members of the party you are constantly under surveillance. This constant monitoring would not allow them to get away with the things that the proles can get away with because
The words of the song, which are meaningless on paper, gives the proles hope. The proles have taken the song, which was generated by the party, and turned it into a beautiful song of hope that one day the party will be brought down and that life will get better for them. The way the prole with the red arm sings the song, is like she is breathing life into something that was once dead. Her soul tunes show Winston that even something created by the party can be turned into a beacon of hope against them. The song was just another way for the party to entertainment the proles and keep them happy enough not to rebel but dependent enough that they do not get too enraged with the party;“[The tune] was one of countless similar songs published for the benefit of the proles by a sub-section of the Music Department. The words of these songs were composed without any human intervention whatever on an instrument known as a