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Who Is Winston An Anti Hero

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I think Winston is a good example of an antihero. He is aware of the failings of his society, but lacks the will and skills necessary to really do anything about it. I think one of his major flaws is his bad judge of character. He originally doesn 't trust Julia, someone who cared deeply about him, and he thinks O 'Brien is his ally, when really he was against Winston all along. Trusting O 'Brien played a huge role in Winston 's downfall. I don 't think heroes are without flaws, but what differentiates heroes and antiheroes is that heroes can overcome those flaws in order to improve their world- antiheroes can 't. I think Winston was written by Orwell as an antihero to further show the helplessness of totalitarian

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