Winston Smith 1984 George Orwell

Winston Smith, the protagonist and main character in George Orwell's novel 1984. Smith is a very important aspect of Orwell’s novel, because it is through his point of view that we see the world he is living in. Reading the story through Smith’s point of view helps better understand why Smith behaves the way he does. To better understand Smith one must understand smith’s role. Smith is minor member of the ruling Party in near-future London, Winston Smith is a thin, frail, contemplative, intellectual, and fatalistic thirty-nine-year-old. _______Winston hates the totalitarian control and enforced repression that are characteristic of his government, Big Brother. Smith once stated, “Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until