The glass paperweight defines Winston Smiths undivided fate throughout the novel 1984, by George Orwell. This symbol of the glass paperweight is crucial to Winston's development as a character. The paperweight symbolizes the past in which he seeks without any regard to the consequences in the world. Winston has a tough time recovering from his real memories due to how the Party destroys photographs and documents. So when Winston decides to go buy a paperweight from the antique store in the prole district bought from old propieter, this shows his effort to reconnect to his past. Due to the fact that the paperweight symbolizes his fate when the paperweight falls to the ground this foreshadows the breakage to his spirit, conquers his mind, and destroys humanity.

Winstons tries to reconnect to his past by purchasing objects from his distant past. The paperweights also makes known nothing can conquer the...