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What Does Winston Smith Mean In 1984

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Throughout the entirety of this passage from George Orwell’s, 1984, Winston Smith is portrayed as a rather paranoid person. While searching for quotes to support this claim, many are found and can be used for this argument. For example, in paragraph 5, sentence 2, it states how any sound that Winston makes is being picked up, recorded, watched, and monitored by the “thought police.” Winston is constantly looking behind his back, scrutinizing the “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU” posters, and laying as low as he possibly can. Instead of just accepting the fact that the thought police are everywhere, all the time, as most of society seems to have, Winston is questioning the community in which he lives in. He has been frightened into a small box where he sits remaining paranoid and biting his nails, …show more content…

The entire idea behind many of the things mentioned in the passage are used to scare the citizens into acting appropriate, whatever that may mean. From the “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU” posters to the telescreens in what appear to be in every household, there are constant reminders that the thought police, or the government is right there. It is a society that not only loves fear, but it runs off it. Without that fear in solid place, the entire society falls apart. Fear of being caught, fear of the government, fear of the world, fear of “BIG BROTHER.” Just fear. Another thing about Winston’s world is it seems to be very one track, isolated, and not at all friendly. In the passage, it doesn’t once mention another voice or human being, not even a cat or dog scurrying along down a hallway. With the exception of the voice on the telescreen, the only voice being heard is Winston’s. He seems to either live alone, or be home at odd times of the day, when his family is nowhere to be found. Winston’s world is a fear-filled box run by one group of people, managed by one group of people, and in total control from that same one group of

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