Comrade Smith, move yourself immediately to within view of the telescreen.

The Times, 6.4.84. The "coral glass paperweight," is a symbolic object, which holds grave importance to the development of protagonist, Winston Smith. The paperweight symbolizes the past in which Winston strives to understand. It symbolizes the dreams of freedom, the desire to make that substantially important connection to the past. The paperweight is significant to the story as it shows that the party cannot control all the memories of the public. It proves that some objects or places are important to people and this glass paperweight is that "little chunk of history they've [the party] forgotten to alter". This prominent symbol plays a substantial role in the development of Winston Smith, as it shows his attempt and failure to connect with the past. Orwell's valiant use of this symbolic object plays a considerable role in the theme, control of information and history, since this object reveals that the party does not want the population to have any memories of the past nor keep any records of the Pre-Big Brother era.

This symbol among others is "overlooked" by B.B. Comrades, what other symbols are overlooked, and what can The Ministry do to further the cause of our national security? Journals.