Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984 Analysis

Chapter one of 1984, written by George Orwell, provides a thorough understanding of the type of person Winston personifies. Although lonely, Winston potentially observes everything around himself, such as the gray, boring world he lives in. Because Winston prefers his privacy, he attempts to avoid the telescreen as much as he possibly can, “By sitting in the alcove, and keeping well back, Winston was able to remain outside the range of the telescreen, as far as sight went”(6). Winston’s overly cautious behavior leads him to feel safe and more comfortable with his back turned away from the telescreen.
Unlike others who live in London, Winston compares to an individualist: he wants to know what is true and what is not true. Along with his individualistic trait, challenges of an internal conflict of
The internal conflict of fitting in with the others is a necessity and habit in order to not appear as an outsider. Apart from the others, Winston’s rage is against Big Brother, the Party, and the Thought Police. Because of Winston’s internal conflict of wanting to learn the truth, he believes that what was said of Goldstein is true. Loneliness and hatred piles up upon Winston as the Two Minutes Hate continues. The external conflict toward the dark haired woman escalates as he turns his hate from the screen to her. Because she is pretty, young, and partakes with an aggressive symbol of chastity, Winston realizes he cannot sleep with her; therefore, he hates her. “He would tie her naked to a stake and shoot her full of arrows like Saint Sebastian”(15). To settle his internal conflicts, Winston finds comfort in O’Brien when they meet eyes. A connection with someone else who feels the same hatred, contempt, and disgust towards the Party comforts Winston. Hope within Winston keeps his beliefs alive that there are others out in the world with the same hatred towards the