1984's Contradictions In 1984, By George Orwell

Winston drives the plot of the story by being a complex character. A complex character has multiple

Even though Winston contributed to committing acts against the government that are quite courageous, it was all in a discrete manner. Instead of engaging in an open revolt, Winston’s sexual escapades with Julia and journal entries were in secrecy and remote locations that were never repeated twice, also in the room provided by Mr.Charrington. I interpreted Winston’s approach to act in confidence from everyone around him out of the fear of the reactions of people during the two minute hate, telescreens, hidden microphones, and brainwashed, spying neighbours outing you at the first open moment to save themselves very cowardice rather than make an open revolt. The open revolt would have spoken actions of a hero, “ordinary people doing whatever they can to change social systems that do not respect human decency, even with the knowledge that they can’t possibly succeed”. Basically even if Winston’s public revolt to get others to go against rather than conform to the Party’s laws and live in fear didn’t succeed, it would have been the effort that counts for what a hero would do to better a country, people, or even the world. The fear Winston felt and had thought of in the back of his mind that he mentioned all kept him regretting the actions he took part in.

And those who dissent will be vaporized, not only from living, but from ever existing in the first place. Giving Winston an incentive to have this conformative facade. The motif is the total control of information. Winston works in a department where he literally rewrites history to suit the needs of the party. Thereby, the party controls reality, something Winston abhors.

Winston’s memories, relationships and interactions with others play a key role in his rebellion. Throughout the book Winston shows an affection towards Julia. Winston’s initial relationship with Julia is a political act, however over time he grows to care for her which is forbidden in his society.

In the novel, 1984, George Orwell describes a dystopian future in which the citizens are living under the control of a totalitarian regime. The “Party”, Orwell’s version of the modern day government, used their power to keep constant surveillance of the citizens, censor information, and manipulate the people. Through the use of telescreens and microphones, the Party was able to watch and listen to the citizens whenever they were in range. Party members were also responsible for the systematic destruction of words from the dictionary. Scare tactics related to war were used to control the citizens into conforming to the Party’s ideals. These concepts of corrupt power is seen in modern day society as well. Orwell’s version of the future was relevant, because it mirrors the government of modern day society due to the fact that the government uses surveillance to watch people, it manipulates citizens to support war, and it censors words and terms.

He breaks free from the chains of the government. Winston gradually started to rebel, beginning with the fact that he purchased a journal to write down his thoughts. He was even surprised at himself because while writing, he discovered his true feelings about the government and he unconsciously committed a crime. Also, writing in a journal can give the Thought Police reason to arrest or kill you. His disagreement with the Party continues and on top of that he starts developing feelings for a woman in his work. Winston actually loathed Julia at first because he couldn’t have her. She is described as a minimalistic seductress because of her natural beauty. He called her “girl with dark hair” (39). The woman, Julia, initiated the illegal act, but Winston allowed it to progress. He even elevated it by renting a room with her. In this room, they often committed crimes to the Party, such as being together and writing in his journal. They knew that they couldn’t get away with it for long and like many of the modern heroes, he did it anyway. To their surprise they received a summons from O’Brien, a member of the inner party, asking them to meet. Winston agrees because O’Brien has more authority than him. As a reader, you would think that Winston would be afraid of him because of his connections to the inner party, but actually Winston was intrigued about his intelligence. At their meeting, Winston and Julia thought they had discovered an ally because O’Brien claimed he was

The characterization in this novel creates the reality of such an absurd world. Orwell characterizes two main characters, Winston and Julia, in ways that make them completely believable.

Focusing on internal conflicts, were were able to pinpoint many that Winston faced, some large and some less so. The main one we began talking about was his own opinions of morality and how they contrast against the ones of the Inner Party and Big Brother. Ella thought that in the beginning of the novel, Winston would have little spurts of Doublethink or Ingsoc thinking, and that we

Throughout history there have been societies known to base their political and moral structure based on hate towards a certain group that they find to be unfitting within their preset standards. Various groups whom have based their entire campaign on hate have managed to maintain power and a presence through long periods of time and some are still present today yet they no longer posses the same amount of influence which they once had through their uprising. Although there have been several occasions in which these societies have demonstrated their passionate hate towards societies they tend to not withstand power and stability during a long period of time doing so because they hold no actual tangible power. In the novel 1984, George Orwell depicts a dystopian society where every source of reliability has been altered by the government. Within the society they've constructed a Ministry of Truth, a department specifically dedicated to modify and rewrite the content of all books, newspapers, articles, and documents for its own benefits."changes in political alignment, or mistaken prophecies uttered by Big Brother, have been rewritten a dozen times still stood on the files bearing its original data, and no

He was influenced by WW2, but he also knew what could happen within nations after the war. As the novel progresses, Winston and his girlfriend Julia are both betrayed while joining an underground movement to overthrow the party. How the ministry tortures them is by making them go through their worst fears and eventually betraying each other. They later meet and admit that they both betrayed each other.

One immense conflict that arises in the book is Winston has problems figuring out what is reality and what is just fantasy. Winston talks about what he has control over and how he able to control it, “we control matter because we control the mind. The reality is inside the skull” (Orwell 268). This quote illustrates Winston’s views on what he can control within his mind and how that affects his actions in the book and his fight against what is reality and what is fantasy. An article named Orwell’s and the Novels Legacy additionally makes reference to Winston’s conflicts with his own reality. The article states, “Winston questions his own sanity for being out of step” (Dickstein 1). When evaluating these quotes, it is prominent that Winston struggles with a handful of things, but his struggles with reality is his greatest

According to the novel mentioned, ”Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four.” Winston said that in the novel means he knows the government is trying to control also brainwashing Winston’s and other citizens’ thoughts, the government wants to change it into what suit to them. Because the big brother always says that ”2+ 2=5” which is obviously incorrect, but those citizens never doubt it before, and never speak up for themselves. The second one, the color of Winston's eyes are black and white means he is quite hopeless to the future, as the quote from the novel

The book, 1984 by George Orwell, is about the external and internal conflicts that take place between the two main characters, Winston and Big Brother and how the two government ideas of Democracy and totalitarianism take place within the novel. Orwell wrote the novel around the idea of communism/totalitarianism and how society would be like if it were to take place. In Orwell’s mind democracy and communism created two main characters, Winston and Big Brother. Big Brother represents the idea of the totalitarian party. In comparison to Big Brother, Winston gives and represents the main thought of freedom, in the novel Winston has to worry about the control of the thought police because he knows that the government with kill anyone who

     Winston is a miserable member of a society he hates, and is controlled and watched in every area of his life. He has no desire to go on

He recalls himself as selfish and instinctive, constantly stealing food until she slowly starves to death. His superego leads him to feel guilt, and to believe he is at fault for their disappearance. Winston also experiences hazy dreams of murdering his family in multiple ways after witnessing Parson’s children betray their father. This leads him to believe he also snitched on his mother.