Dally Winston is meaner, colder and tougher member of the greasers. Ponyboy describes him as ‘towheaded and shifty-eyed, Dally was anything but handsome. Yet in his hard face there was character, pride, and a savage defiance of the world.’…
This novel is very different from the others that I have read. Tim O’Brien wrote this book to show how it was at Vietnam and what soldiers have to go thru. However he wrote this book under the genre of fiction because this way he could write things that were not true and still make it billable to the reader. Rather than him just saying things as they are. Perhaps if he told things as they really happen then the reader might not be interested of what was going on. Now the author wrote this book for two reasons.…
There are many different ways of living in our Multicultural Australian Society, but is there a right one? You could be either rich or poor, Catholic or Christian, skinny or fat, popular or unpopular, all of which are different ways of living. The poems which Komninos composes, the article written by Laura Demasi and the television show Big Brother, all explore the aspects of living in an Australian society and the affects they have on people.…
George Orwell’s novel, 1984, depicts a totalitarian society, Oceania, commanded by the all power holding “Big Brother”. The Party, the government of the nation, controls everything from the nation’s history down to the citizen’s language. Early in the novel, the main character, Winston, discovers a secret society against Big Brother titled “the Brotherhood”. O’Brien, a member of the powerful Inner Party, recognizes Winston as a non-supporter of Big Brother. This begins O’Brien’s multitudes of deception toward both Winston and Julia. O’Brien’s motives were simple and his plans beautifully executed. His deceitfulness was driven purely by his loyalty to the Party and contribution to the organization’s psychological manipulation of the citizens of Oceania. O’Brien’ character development also adds to the novel’s overall theme.…
The betrayal of characters is prevalent in the novel. We are lead under the impression that O’Brien is an ally to Winston, but as the end of the novel is reached, O`Brien dissolves the trust that Winston entrusted to him. O`Brien quickly turns from friend to foe when…
O 'Brien managed to give others the impression that he was up to something causing them to believe he was against the Party. His mysteriousness leads Winston to place his trust in O 'Brien in the hope that O 'Brien shared his rebellious thoughts. Winston had "a hope-that O 'Brien 's political orthodoxy was not perfect. Something in his face suggested it irresistibly" (13). The mysterious nature of O 'Brien made him the fixation of party members who dreamed of a rebellion. However, this mystery that draws in the rebellious is the same mystery created by the Party to catch the unfaithful. This shows the reader the true horrors of a totalitarian government as there is nobody that can be trusted, even those who appear to be the most…
At the beginning of the book Winston was a thought criminal and nothing more and he later evolves into a full-fledged rebel, joining the “infamous” Brotherhood. Winston was an extremely annoying character from the very start. His decisions and actions were extremely irrational and I was not able to connect with his character throughout the novel. Winston had accepted that he would die to the hands of the Party as soon as he thought about writing in his diary. As readers we can only assume that Winston felt differently about Big Brother than most of the Party members, and this made him feel alone and vulnerable. This causes him to trust just about anyone who does not literally tell him they are part of the Thought Police. He feels he can trust O’Brien without any proof, he trusts Julia’s note to him and meets up with her knowing full well that she could be a spy for the Thought Police and finally he trusts Mr. Charrington because his old age makes him appear fragile and helpless. Winston was an annoying character because he never hoped to accomplish anything. There was no goal in his mind, and no intention of creating one either.…
Much of the more savage side of the Oceanian government is conveyed in the conversations that take place between Winston and O’Brien. O’Brien bluntly explains to Winston during a conversation meant to intimidate Winston to silence his growing questions about the purpose of Big Brother, “...always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever" (34). Unlike the previous quotes from Foucault and Freud which present the triumph of the group over the individual, O’Brien allows for a glimpse into the mindset of those in power. Overarchingly, it demonstrates how individuals in positions of power view such power, and provides understanding as to why those individuals desperately try to keep power and the knowledge of how to wield such power away from those they…
In part 3 chapter 2 it says,”does Big Brother exist?' 'It is of no importance. He exists.' 'Will Big Brother ever die?' 'Of course not. How could he die?” Winston asked questions about Big Brother O’Brien tells him he does and does not exist. He is able to become the embodiment of the party, but he can never perish. O’Brien also states,”Of course he exists. The Party exists.” Meaning as long as the Party is functioning he will always coexist with it. He is the “mask” of the Party and can be used as a scapegoat for the government. He will be the first thing that will come to your mind when you think of the Party. The posters all around the country intimidate the population and he acts as a law enforcer watching over the people using fear.…
In the beginning Winston goes against the law and secretly buys a journal to write in, even though if he is caught he will be taken away forever. He would have to face Big Brother, but Winston was willing to take the chance. Many times he reads throughout the novel “ War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength”. Which is the official saying of the Party. While attempting to write in the journal Winston found himself only being able to write “Down with Big Brother” repeatedly. He always found himself confused on what to do but always believed that he would never conform into one of them!…
In his novel 1984, George Orwell selects an act of betrayal to depict the most important part of the novel, showing the fall of Winston, the main character. Throughout the novel, Winston is ready to change the society’s rules and ideas but after one of the characters betrayed him, his role changed completely because his life turned around. This character was O’Brien and if it wasn’t for his acts, the novel would’ve had another path.From the beginning of the novel, Winston felt that he had a special connection with O’Brien, thinking that he might be feeling the same way as he did towards the society they were living in. Winston was constantly looking to have an encounter with him, hoping to make a revolution against Big Brother. Finally having…
In the oppressive, dystopian society of Oceania in the novel 1984, the Party has complete control over thoughts, language, and even the personal lives of Oceanians. The character, Big Brother, is likely a fictional character created by the Party, the most elite and powerful in this authoritarian society ruling over the gullible and brainwashed people of AirStrip One (today known as England). This is monitored with intense and invasive surveillance done through citizens and technology, impeding the character development of the inhabitants of Oceania. George Orwell uses the minor, yet significant character of Big Brother to represent the motif of a dictatorship as well as the motif of surveillance; this totalitarian leader is indirectly characterized by portraying the constraints he has on many people.…
Throughout the course of the book, Winston personally portrays O’Brien as a father figure/ caretaker of some sort. While Winston and O’Brien have not even had a conversation together, Winston had already felt a strong connection to O’Brien. Since the beginning, Winston had already obtained the impression of a sense of charm and likable imperfection boasting from O’Brien. He only encouraged Winston that is was alright to want to be different; if a big strong man can beat the odds and be subtle and quaint, then why can’t a normal working man turn around and fight the system he’s followed his entire life. O’Brien involuntarily inspired Winston way before he had even intended on doing so. As the novel progresses, Winston finds it irresistible…
Winston's rebellious character portrays him as a radical, who has the strength to defy the party and its principles. Winston and Julia secretly meet and it becomes apparent that she shares his rebellious ways. Learning that she has engaged in sexual acts with numerous Inner Party members, Winston finds hope. Winston and Julia, however, rebel against the Party for different reasons. Winston wants to end the harsh oppression of the party while Julia's rebellious acts are more self-centered. Winston first demonstrates his hatred of the Party and Big Brother when he writes in his diary "DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER". He knows at that very moment a camera might see the written words on the page. Winston continues to flirts with possible arrest by the "Thought Police" for a thought crime, which is any written or though of rebellion against the Party.…
From the beginning of the novel rebellion had always been a part of Winston, but as time went on rebellion from the powerful Big Brother consumed him. After his hysteric outburst on paper on writing “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER”, Winston reveals that, “He had committed- would still have committed, even if he had never set pen on paper- the essential crime. Thought crime..." This is the first time Winston allows his feeling to surface through the suppression of the party. Within him there is sheer hatred for Big Brother, enough to sporadically scream his demise through pen and paper. More importantly, he knew he committed a crime and that it was inevitable. Though he knows that what he has done cannot be changed he accepts its inevitability. Rebellion was rooted in the deepest part of his mind as Thoughtcrime and it was inescapable.…
