The Memory Police Symbols, Allegory and Motifs

The Memory Police Symbols, Allegory and Motifs

Memory Police

They are a symbol to represent living under a dictatorship. They control all people’s memories and those that still remember, like the protagonist’s mother, are taken away and never to be seen again.

The Typist

The typist is a victim of oppression. She has no freedom of speech and her voice is silenced. This is reflective of how many feel when living under a totalitarian regime.

Protagonist’s disappearance

The eventual disappearance of the protagonist symbolizes the fact that the Memory Police one – they managed to completely take away her freedom and trap her forever by making it seem as though she never existed.

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