Quote: "They simply swallowed everything, and what they swallowed did them no harm, because it left no residue behind, just as a grain of corn will pass undigested through the body of a bird"(156).
Significance: This quote is very significant because it shows how controlling the Party is. They can erase or swallow as much of the past as they would like. The people would never know because they have to believe what the Party says is right. The fact that they erase the past does not even bother them or harm them. The Party does not even leave evidence behind to prove if anything they say is true. The Party could even erase things and forget what is actually the true fact. No one really knows, including the Party, what is true and what is not because the past is erased with no evidence left behind.
Definitions: Bolster(136)-noun-a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa.
Deprecating(151)-verb-to express earnest disapproval of; to urge reasons against; protest against.
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