Illuminator-Pt.3 Ch.4 - Effective use of language

"It was like swimming against a current that swept you backwards however hard you struggled, and then suddenly deciding to turn round and go with the current instead of opposing it. Nothing had changed except your own attitude : the predestined thing happened in any case. He hardly knew why he had ever rebelled."

This passage shows an effective use of language through the use of similes. Orwell compared the act of swimming against the current with the difficulty of remaining oppressive in the Ministry of Love. Winston tried to remain rebellious, but as he faced more and more torture, he began to think that going along with it would be much easier for him, so he tried to educate himself into thinking like a Party member. He changed his own attitude which caused him to question why he had ever rebelled in the first place.