1984: Winston Smith The book 1984‚ by George Orwell‚ was written to poke fun at the idea of totalitarianism and utopias. A utopia is a perfect society in which there is no hate or displeasure‚ but because it is impossible to achieve‚ it is thought of as imaginary. A dystopia‚ which is 1984‚ is the opposite of a utopia and is a place with oppression‚ human suffering‚ and famine. The main character‚ Winston Smith‚ is initially against the party and big brother‚ which is totalitarianism.
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Winston Smith Winston is the protagonist of the story‚ whose unsuccessful attempts at questioning and overthrowing the Party and Big Brother symbolize the defeat of humanity at the hands of socialism. Winston becomes de-humanized when his thoughts and emotions are controlled by the Party and when all his ambitions are snuffed by Party propaganda. He lives under the close eye of Party officials and the telescreen every moment of his life‚ so that he has to control even his facial expressions so
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In the book‚ 1984 by George Orwell‚ Winston dreams portrayed a lot of his real life experience. Everything that happened to him in his subconscious most likely happened in the near future. Winston dreams told the readers what was going to happen before it even happened. For Instance‚ when he had a dream that he saw Julia in the Golden Country. Then‚ later on in the book Julia gave him directions to the golden country. The insight that is given is kind of like The Giver by Lois Lowry. In the giver
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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‚
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Winston’s Struggle George Orwell creates a dark‚ depressing and pessimistic world where the government has full control over the masses in the novel 1984. The protagonist‚ Winston‚ is low-level Party member who has grown to resent the society that he lives in. Orwell portrays him as a individual that begins to lose his sanity due to the constrictions of society. There are only two possible outcomes‚ either he becomes more effectively assimilated or he brings about the change he desires. Winston starts
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1984 Essay Written by the author George Orwell‚ 1984 gives a terrifying outlook of society. George Orwell presents a world in which society‚ controlled by the State‚ is indoctrinated in propaganda and illusion. The main character is different from the rest of the people since he decides to defy the society he lives in. From the first chapters‚ the author creates the image of an unsatisfied man with the people surrounding him. The character of Winston‚ however‚ seems a bit of a paradox since‚
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1984 has many qualities that can be pointed out in a very long and thorough paper. But this paper will focus on just a couple. In George Orwell’s Novel 1984 the protagonist shows various transitions in his attitude and life style. Winston Smith does not realize it but longs for love and compassion. He is in a marriage that is assigned to him. He does not really love his wife Katherine. When she divorces him he notices that he needs someone to love and to take care of. This feeling lead to Winston’s
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Plot Analysis 1)Winston Smith works in the Recording Department of the Ministry of Truth as a clerk. He rewrites historical documents‚ such as newspapers to match the ever changing lies that the Party tell. He often changes documents even if they are from previous days‚months or years. He lives in Oceania‚ London. The Party and Big Brother (leader/face of the party) rule over London. The Party watch people constantly through televisions and the Thought Police‚ the Party even has children betraying
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Analysis of Winston Smith In the novel 1984 by George Orwell‚ Winston Smith is the protagonist. He is thirty-nine years old‚ frail‚ and thin. Winston is a common man that most of the readers can sympathize with. He is a man who wants to test the limits of the Party’s powers by seeing how many illegal things he can get away with. The reader’s feel as if they are experiencing the horrible events brought on by the Thought Police‚ the Party‚ and Big Brother with Winston and Julia‚ his love interest
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In the book 1984‚ it talks about how there is a country named Oceania‚ and they have to live under rules. They are under control by Big Brother. Big Brother is this person who is a leader and everyone looks up to. He basically is this rule that everyone that watches and controls all the people from Oceania. The main character of this story is Winston. His role in the story is that he works as a writer. Winston works as a writer who tries to rewrite the past. Winston tries to escape the rules that
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