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    C. Characters Winston Smith is our protagonist. He images better world‚ better living conditions. He called there ‘The Golden Country’. He gives all his thought to the history of Oceania‚ especially he tries to remember pre-revolution Oceania. However‚ he cannot because of changing history. While reading the book‚ I saw more hopeful‚ determined and insubmissive man. However‚ in the movie‚ I saw a lover man. He thinks more emotionally in the movie. In the book‚ when Winston and Julia become a lover

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    Tragic hero Exposition He is a hardworking and considerate father to his sons‚ Chris and Larry and a caring and loving husband to his wife Kate. The audience knows this because early in the play‚ of Act 1‚ he says to Chris‚ "Because what the hell did I work for? That’s only for you Chris‚ the whole shootin’ match for you!" The audience believes this because throughout the play they see no evidence of Joe indulging in any of the human weaknesses‚ which would squander his money He is an easy-going

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    Winston Smith and Katniss Everdeen Winston Smith‚ from George Orwell’s 1984‚ is a thirty-nine year old man who lives in a society where everything is ruled by the government. Winston Smith lives in a world where even his thoughts are monitored by the Thought Police. He has to watch everything he does to a point where he is paranoid about everything. Winston Smith starts to write a journal‚ which is illegal‚ about his thoughts on rebelling against the government and when Julia‚ a women he is having

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    In the novel “1984” by George Orwell‚ the government controls the citizens by exploiting their thoughts and actions with slogans.The government’s main slogan used to control the people was “War is Peace‚ Freedom is Slavery‚ Ignorance is Strength‚” (Orwell‚ 6). Winston Smith starts writing a diary against the strict government rules. He sits hidden from his telescreen‚ that records every move he makes. Winston knows that by writing in his diary it is considered a thoughtcrime and if he were to get

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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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    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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    Illuminating Aspects of Totalitarian Dystopias Through Character Lines Winston Smith from 1984 and Evey Hammond from V for Vendetta are used by their authors to showcase different aspects of dystopian worlds and totalitarian governments. Both characters face similar losses early in life‚ which play a role in their distaste of control. Evey faces the loss of her parents to an oppressive and dictatorial government. Winston similarly loses his mother‚ as described by Orwell in “[t]ragedy‚ he perceived

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    In the book‚ 1984‚ George Orwell describes the life of Winston Smith‚ a resident of Oceania. In Oceania‚ all the citizens are ruled by fear‚ brainwashed by slogans‚ and constantly watched by telescreens that bark orders. Oceania’s citizens have no civil rights. Society is broken up into three different social classes: the Inner Party (the rich); the Party (the middle class); and the Proles (the poor). The Government controls everyone and everything. To even have a thought of questioning the principles

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    Africa during the worst of times over the buying of diamonds for big jewelry companies. The movie uses donors or helpers for each other throughout the scenes. Solomon Vandy is one of the heroes who fill out half of the traits it takes to be called a hero in most situations. Solomon Vandy is a Mende fisherman who is captured by the Revolutionary United Front RUF rebels during a raid in his village in Shenge. Instead of cutting off his hands the rebels put him to work as a miner in the diamond fields

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    Moreover the plot structure of these novels is relatively identical‚ including the elements of the plot. As 1984 unfolds the protagonist Winston Smith is introduced‚almost immediately we know to identify Winston as the main character.Smith is a very common last name within the English language through his last name you can imply that Winston is a character you can identify with him‚ he is a relatable character to the readers. He is an ordinary 39 year old man with a stable job in the ministry of

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