In 1984 Winston often describes people in unflattering ways. What are some examples of this, and what does this say about his class consciousness?

Winston describes the proles in ways that dehumanize them and reduce them to “parts.” It isn’t enough, apparently, to point out their destitution, but each time he mentions them (except mainly in the case of Charrington), he describes them with phrases such as “swollen waddling women,” “old bent creatures,” “hook-nosed,” with “crudely lipsticked mouths,” and so on. These descriptions mirror the Party’s perception of the proles as being on the level of animals rather than human beings. When speaking of his own class, Winston is less critical of physical appearance but brutally critical of intellect. In Chapter 2 of Book 1, he speaks of his neighbor, Parsons, as a “man of paralyzing stupidity, a mass of imbecile enthusiasms.” Parsons’ wife is described as being afraid of her children, which is common because children often report their parents to the Party for thoughtcrime. These are all people whom Winston believes are below him in some way, likely because they are fully controlled by the Party. Because all the classes are controlled by the Party, however, his class consciousness indicates that he has absorbed some of its ideology.