The extract under study presents a piece of narration intercepted with elements description taken from "Nineteen eighty four  by George Orwell. This is a dystopian novel, which is based on Orwell's observation of both Fascist and Communist regimes and where he tries to look into the future and imagine what the world would be look like with totalitarian government. The novel is narrated in the third person, through the character's point of view, Winston Smith. We see, hear and learn only what Winston can see. We can also look into his thoughts and we see other character as Winston sees them, like this Big Brother. It's not clear whether it is a real character or it's just a person depicted on the poster. Winston is a protagonist here. This extract is divided into two logically connected parts. The first part of the extract is a setting, setting as an antagonist. We can feel the atmosphere by author's epithets usage: "bright cold day; vile wind . We realize immediately that the main character struggles with these weather conditions and that something is going not only outside, but something's wrong with inner world of the main character. It conveys the depressing tone of the extract and the lines provide an excellent introduction to Winston, who has the "stirring" of rebellion in him, who lives in the "dead land . Personification here "the clocks were striking thirteen  has a hidden meaning, because thirteen is a traditionally unlucky number, this clearly tells us that things are not normal. The author resorts to personification again: "he slipped quickly through the glass doors though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him . The second part describes this Victory Mansions and it narrates us about Winston, his thoughts and actions. Epithet "old rag mats  is used here to show how dismal the atmosphere is in this ministry, how disgusting the smell is in there. Then, the enumeration