proles

Meanings

• noun

  Members of the lower class in George Orwell's novel '1984'. They are the working class and are generally uneducated and apathetic.

  - "The proles were the backbone of the society, doing all the manual labor."
  - "Winston envied the proles for their simple pleasures and freedom from the Party's control."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with proles
toiles , oils , boils , joels

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Variants

List of all variants of proles that leads to same result
prole , proles

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Etymology

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Derived from the Latin word 'proletarius', meaning 'belonging to the class of people who produce children, but do not inherit property'.

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Trivia

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1. In '1984', the proles make up the vast majority of the population, but they are rarely mentioned by the Party.

2. The proles have no access to the Party's propaganda, and they are generally left alone as long as they do not cause trouble.

3. The proles have their own subculture, with their own music, art, and language, which is largely ignored by the Party.

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Related Concepts

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1. working class: The social class made up of manual laborers, tradespeople, and the employed industrial and agricultural workers.

2. apathy: A lack of interest or concern; indifference.

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Culture

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In George Orwell's novel '1984', the proles represent the masses, the uneducated and the apathetic. They are the backbone of the society, doing all the manual labor. They are generally ignored by the Party and are left to their own devices. The proles have no individuality or free will, they are just cogs in the machine of the society.

How to Memorize "proles"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large group of people working in a factory or on a farm, dressed in overalls or uniforms. They are focused on their tasks and seem unaware or uninterested in their surroundings.
   - Visualize the word 'proles' as a large, amorphous mass of people, all working together to keep society functioning.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'proles' with the image of a large, working-class population.
   - Think of the word 'apathetic' when you see or hear the word 'proles'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'proles' starts with the letter 'p', as in 'people' or 'population'.
   - Think of the word 'proles' as short for 'proletariat', the working class.

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