1984 5

"The soft, rainwatery glass was not like any glass that he had ever seen. The thing was doubly attractive because of its apparent uselessness, though he could guess that it must once have been intended as a paperweight." (95)

Orwell used the paperweight as a sort of symbol to represent Winston and Julia's love. Winston found it when he went into the shop and ended up discovering the room where he and Julia could (supposedly) be alone without Big Brother's supervision. Winston keeps it in his pocket or nearby for the rest of the time that he and Julia are together. When they are caught in the room above the shop due to the hidden mic, the paperweight is shattered, and that is the last time that Julia and Winston see each other with the feeling of love.