Winston Smith A Hero In George Orwell's 1984

Winston Smith is the protagonist of the dystopian science fiction novel 1984, written by George Orwell. In the book, Winston is an employee of the Ministry of Truth, an organization in charge to rewrite the entire history of the world, to better adapt it to the " truths " disseminated by Big Brother and the Poitical Party. Winston’s task is therefore to rewrite historical documents, censoring any information that does not reflect the line imposed by the regime , which varies on a daily basis. Ongoing, we can discuss that Winston lacks many of the characteristics that define a hero but because of the circumstances in which the story takes place and the events that occur through the duration of the novel but after all Winston is to be considered the true hero of this story.
What makes Winston a relatively unique hero is his motivation to rebell. Indeed, his intentions and actions are guided simply by his own personal desires rather than a need to rebel against the government. Also, he does not openly revolt but hides his true intentions from his enemies. Furthermore, Winston by the
Indeed, Winston has many heroic qualities that definetly outweight his anti-hero characteristics.
In conclusion, Winston Smith is an atypical hero as he lacks many of the common characteristics that heroes share but tha fact thathe is driven by noble intentions and ideas and perpetrates them in the way he believes to be more effective to his cause. Because in the end of the book Winston is broken by the Political Party and the Big Brother through mental conditioning and torture this represents perfectly Winston’s heroic side as the big brother decided to punish him as he was a threat to their