OK, so the proles are really a group of people. But they function with the importance of a single character. In fact, they all around seem like one, collective character because they're not singled out as individuals. That's the point of the proles – they're just a nameless, mindless mass. read more
So, I've been reading the book 1984 by George Orwell and I am slightly confused. Who are the proles exactly. read more