George Orwell's larger point in writing about the proles position in society in his novel "1984", was to express his view of an unfair hierarchy based on social status and wealth. We the people are the proles in Orwell's mind. The proles oppression and ways in which they are manipulated is Orwell's way of showing us how easily it can happen to us through government regulation. The general theme of "1984" is a political one. Orwell is …
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…where to begin, or how to find the answers to change their situation. People born into poverty stricken environments usually beget children born into poverty. This becomes a natural way of living for generations to come. The similarities between the proles and our society today are so comparable it's scary. Orwell was clearly ahead of his time with his thoughts on humanity and his prophetic vision of what society will be like as time progresses.