1984 Ch. 7 & 8

"It was not desirable that the proles should have strong political feelings" (71).

Clearly, Big Brother and the Parties know what power the proles hold. The government of Oceania is lucky that the proles do not know what they are capable of doing. Somebody like Winston needs to have the courage to make these proles realize they are stronger than they think. The proles may live in filth, but that is only because the government is afraid to expose them to life outside the slums. The proles even know when a bomb is going to come down. Winston would not have known if it weren't for the man in the black suit alerting everybody. The proles may seem illiterate, but their minds work much better than the ones of Party members. If the proles were brought out of their living conditions and into the world of the comrades, there would be a lot more uproars and people would not be afraid to speak what they are feeling. Big Brother and the Thought Police would not be able to control them. Winston knows what lies in the hands of the proles and he needs to help them realize this.

Convoluted (95): adj. twisted; coiled.

Incongruous (99): adj. out of keeping or place; inappropriate.