Victory Mansions… prevent a swirl of gritty dust…. Hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats
Irony
Olfactory
Hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats
Dystopian Society
Victory mansions
Symbolise a higher standard of living
Political context
Social Context
Miserable lifestyle
Appartment buildings of London Party Members
Power of the Political Party during 1984
Victory=Win
Since political members are living in victory mansions and the fact that political members make up the party, it shows that they win a lot. This introduces dictatorship where they are able to control many things and win.
Impact on society
Dystopian Society
Miserable lifestyle for people
Dangers of living in a Dystopian Society
Orwell was a Socialist who cared about living standards
Its appreciative of the war because it was named after the word "Victory" which suggests that they glorified winning the war.
Since the world of the War has been brought into society by showing war like living conditions.