Winston Smith 1984

The visionary George Orwell once said, “During the times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” Winston Smith, the main character of the novel titled 1984 written by George Orwell, is a humanist who believes freedom should dictate the life of a society. He lives in a society called Oceania. This society is very similar to a North Korean society, where the government controls the city with a figure called Big Brother. This leader is a godlike figure to the society. Everybody looks up to him because “he” makes all of the decisions. Winston believes he isn't real, which concludes the fact that he is not controlled by Big Brother or the government. He wants to rebel against them because he doesn’t believe what the government is telling them. He finds many ways to rebel, one of which is finding love. Winston does this to show that the government that they cannot control everyone. He wants to take down the government and prove the strength of the innocent. He
The first theme was love. Love was used to rebel against the party to prove they are not so strong. Sexual intercourse was used as one way of showing love. “The sexual act, successfully performed, was rebellion” (Fitzpatrick). Julia and Winston were both the characters to do this. Julia had sex all the time. That was her best way to rebel. Winston did it because Julia had told him this is one of the best ways to rebel. Another theme is hope. Winston hopes that he can get the society back to normal and take down the government. “Winston maintains, throughout the novel, two avenues of hope for a life outside…” (Fitzpatrick). Hope is one of the only ways Winston can get through this time. He hoped for the proles to save the day because they were not brainwashed like the other citizens. Hope and Love are some of the ways a rebellion, like Winston, can get through this