Paperweight in 1984
George Orwell uses the glass paperweight to give Winston a window to the past. ... George Orwell chooses a paperweight for Winston to rekindle with the past with, because it is glass and see-through. ... In 1984, the time of Big Brother, they don’t appreciate anything beautiful like that, Big Brother won’t allow it. Winston really likes the paperweight and wants to think the past was a better time. He’s hoping that the paperweight will help him remember.