The setting of the novel, 1984 by George Orwell is set in a weird town everything is silent and everyone i serious. Nobody shows emotion in the story it’s all black and white. The book is a dystopian book it has action going on with the war going on and everybody is controlled by the government nobody has freedom in this small town where the war and stuff is going on at. The town is serious nobody knows what’s going on The main characters are Winston, Julia and O’Brien, Winston “ his age was 39” pg 7 he is the protagonist in the story. He is a man trying to stop the thought police and government he knows whats happening. He has to beat the government first. But it's going to be hard, because he does not know who is all working with the thought police. Julia “a women that look about 27” pg 63 also an protagonist, Winston meets her and they both try to beat the police and the government but they don't have any help it's just them two until they meet O’Brien he is a man that Winston and Julia thought worked with a group called the Brotherhood. He worked with the thought police and set them up and turned them in. O’Brien said he used to be a part of the brotherhood, he isn’t anymore. O’Brien told them to do a lot of …show more content…
Freedom is what nobody had in the book because of big brother rules and the government and the police they made sure nobody had freedom, happiness, and love “ Nobody has any emotions” pg 175. The police and government were the reason why they were taking people like Winston and Julia to jail because they were trying to escape big brother’s rules. Freedom brought happiness and nobody could be happy so that's why they can’t have freedom. The police made sure that society couldn’t be happy they were everywhere you had to be careful who you talked to they could’ve been with the police. That’s why Winston had to get to meet Julia first before they became partner’s. Winston didn’t know if she was with the police or
He suspects that O 'Brien may be his lead into the brotherhood to join the rebel group. Winston had decided to trust O 'Brien even though he was a party member. His trust in O 'Brien was in that chance that Winston may find the brotherhood. O 'Brien and Winston are both very smart but they both use their intelligence in different ways. O 'Brien is also an inner party member that was smart enough to set a trap on Winston, to finally end his life as he knew it.
It is always difficult walking into school on your first day not knowing anyone that will be in your classroom. Then, you see that one friend, and everything you were worried about turned into no big deal. In 1984, Winston meets a woman with dark hair and wonders if he should approach her. As he does so and sits next to the woman, he realizes that all his worries were for no reason. This woman's name was Julia and Winston knew they had to be together.
Winston’s vivid description of the brutality of the Ministry of Love is a microcosm of the greater cruelty that Big Brother has done to him and many others living in Oceania. However, though all of these acts are inhumane and unjust, Winston is still willing to go through them as long as his love for Julia remains. Through the imagery of the government’s heartless doings, it further develops Winston’s adoration for Julia by showing the lengths he is willing to go through to be human and have feelings for Julia, something that many in Oceania are not able to
Many a literary critic claims that the strongest aspect of the book 1984 by George Orwell is its plot. Indeed, there is some merit in this conclusion, as the entire purpose of Orwell’s writing of this book was not to create a literary classic, but to warn the public about the dangers of communism if it got out of hand, and what better way to do this than to write an engaging plot? Others may claim that 1984’s greatest strength is in its character development. This aspect, too, is quite strong in the book, as not only are the minor characters effected in serving the dystopian theme, but the major characters are believable and very human in their failings. Winston’s transformation from an oppressed office worker to revolutionary and finally
In this time of torture and interrogation, he was given a chance to show his great heroic strength. He could have continued to rebel by keeping quiet and taking his unfair punishment, but instead, he was weak and gave in to Big Brother. By giving up Julia, Winston gives Big Brother the message that he loved them more than any other person, which is exactly what they want. Winston is not a hero because the government was able to take his free will and make him their pawn, just like so many other
Freedom is when you are able to do what you want, when you want, being worry and trouble free. In George Orwell 's book, 1984, some of the characters, like Winston, do not have freedom due to the fear instilled by the Thought Police. The Thought Police, which are affiliated with The Party, prevent the occurrence of Thoughtcrime, much like the law enforcement system system in the United States. The Party they choose for Winston a career that he might or might not be suited for. He is not even able to pursue a marriage partner that he wants to spend his life with, The Party chooses for him.
1984 has seemed to catch the eye of many people of different kinds. Some believe this novel does relate to our real world today and others can disagree. Certain things that are occurring today do get me to believe that we are living the same way. Not only do I believe it because of cameras and technology but because the government hides so much stuff from our society as of right now.
After a cautiously planned meeting initiated by Julia, they started to see each other more often in secret. Over time, a romantic relationship started to develop, not solely based on physical and sexual attraction, but also as a result of their similar views centered around their hatred of the Party. Although both characters complement each other in terms of their views of Big Brother as Party members, their values and approaches to this issue fundamentally conflict in terms of morality and ethics, history, and politics. With regards to morality and ethics, Winston and Julia’s judgment and beliefs greatly differ. Winston, characterized as an idealist, deeply suffers from the existent totalitarian authorities and their full control of everything.
Discussion Director-1984 When Winston states that, “If there is hope, it lies in the proles.” (pg.72), could you relate the disregarded mass which are the proles to individuals of the world today? If so, do you believe that there is a chance this group will ever rebel? Why or why not?
In the novel 1984, by George Orwell, he uses truth and reality as a theme throughout the novel to demonstrate the acts of betrayal and loyalty through the characters of Winston and Julia. Orwell expresses these themes through the Party, who controls and brainwashes the citizens of Oceania. The party is able to control its citizens through “Big Brother,” a fictional character who is the leader of Oceania. Big Brother is used to brainwash the citizens into whatever he says. Orwell uses truth and reality in this book to reflect on what has happened in the real world such as the Holocaust and slavery.
This also shows how willing Winston is to sacrifice himself for love, as it can end in both of them getting caught. In addition to this, one of the first times that Winston talks about Julia, he begins to feel the rebellion. “Thus, at one moment Winston’s hatred was not turned against Goldstein at all, but, on the contrary, against Big Brother, the Party, and the Thought Police” (Orwell, 14). Publicly revolting in Oceania is extremely dangerous since there is too many telescreens watching over him. “All that they did was to keep alive in him the belief, or hope, that others besides himself were enemies of the Party” (Orwell, 17).
Because of that The Party created thoughtcrime, which is the act of thinking anything bad about The Party, or their leading political figure Big Brother. Winston’s individuality lead him to commit thoughtcrime, which got both him and Julia into trouble. Winston wanted to rebel against the party so when he saw co-worker, referred to as
Have you ever found yourself rooting for the little man? If so, you will more than likely identify with the theme of George Orwell’s book 1984. The main characters, Winston and Julia, in 1984, rebelled against the parties control, over their daily life’s. Winston and Julia conspire to lash out against the Party’s oppression, and they carry out a love affair, which was strictly forbidden by Big Brother. Character was really emphasized as a literary element throughout the book.
but o’brien thinks he’s out of luck. At the end of the conversation o’brien makes winston take of his clothes. After winston took of his clothes he immediately started crying he saw how bad he was abused and was so distraught of the fact he looked the way he did. He was even more upset that way he suckerd into those aligations that o’brien was accusing him of. Winston had a moment of weakness and allowed o’brien to treat him like trash.
Standing out and individuality is frowned upon in both novels, which is one of the many elements that take place in dystopian literature. In 1984, people are watched and hunt down by the thought police. People in the society are not allowed to think their own thoughts, and they must not go against the Party and Big Brother. Winston, however, rebels against Big Brother and the Party and he wants to go “down with Big Brother!” The Party and Big Brother also frowns upon sexual relationships and love.