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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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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Within the novel 1984 lie multiple characters‚ some more complex than others‚ but one character truly stands out above the rest‚ Julia. Julia is quite young and mostly obeys the Party’s rules‚ she usually defies the little rules but claims to be breaking the “big” ones. Julia makes it clear that she hates the Party‚ yet does not want them to be eradicated? Surely Julia keeps heads spinning‚ this is certainly true in Winston’s case. Winston is quite special himself‚ at the beginning of 1984‚ the feelings
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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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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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WWinston and Julia in Love: The Theme of 1984 by George Orwell It is apparent that there are many themes present in the book 1984 and there have been many arguments as to which one is the most significant‚ but it seems obvious that the most prevalent one is that love is the best aspect in life. While the world of 1984 is one where love is nearly impossible to exist‚ a pair of souls‚ Winston and Julia‚ beat the devastating odds and loved each other despite the certain doom they faced. There has been
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Lowe Per. 4 Haugen Julia versus Winston Contrast Essay In 1984‚ by George Orwell‚ the two main characters‚ Julia and Winston‚ provide a telling thrill to the readers through their passion for each other and for rebellion. Through further character analysis‚ one can see that Julia and Winston share similar characteristics‚ like rebelling against the party. But in many more ways are they very different. The brown-haired Julia‚ with voluptuous curves puts up a front that she
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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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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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Julia is a free spirited rebel‚ opposing the party is definitely something at the forefront of her thoughts. Be that as it may‚ she is not openly rebellious. Her perspective of life and government to some degree is totally opposite from that of her accomplice. Julia’s on the other side is substantially more intriguing. She is a lady with Wild hormones and a deceit soul. An exceptionally sexual being‚ she sleeps with Party members regularly to satisfy her own cravings. She drew closer to Winston
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