Steinbeck 's of the light reflects Jim 's increasing embrace of pain and violence in the name of the Party 's final objective . When the light is too bright , it becomes oppressive . When Steinbeck describes light , he often uses very violent adjectives . For example , the Neon sign outside of Jim 's apartment does not merely blink , but it `` . jerked on and off , exploding its hard red in the air (1 . Comparing an everyday street sign to a bomb indicates...











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