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How Does Orwell Present Winston In 1984

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1984, written warningly by George Orwell, pseudonym of Eric Blair, involves main character Winston Smith, a member of the “Party,” strongly resembling communism, in a nation named Oceania. The Party is referred to as “Big Brother” throughout the entire book due to the governments over-bearing control- no free thought, relationships, or expression of individuality is allowed, excessive spying- Big Brother watches everyone via “telescreens,” a device planted in every room, including bathroom stalls, and spying on your thoughts which creates a new crime known as thoughtcrime, and even rewrites history- erasing any recollection of the past and controlling the language so far that no part of vocabulary includes rebellion or anti-governmental ideas. Winston then becomes fed up with the oppression he’s faced …show more content…

The further the relationship progresses, the deeper and more intense his hatred becomes. He then receives a message from a name named O’Brien, whom Winston believes hates the Party as much as him, requesting his presence. Once Winston and Julia arrive to meet with O’Brien he lies claiming he hates the Party and is working against them in a group known as “Brotherhood.” O’Brien then inducts Winston and Julia into the “Brotherhood,” which includes gifting them with a book written by the founder of the Brotherhood. Once received, Winston begins reading it aloud to Julia, and suddenly the room is swarmed with soldiers who seize them. Winston is then taken to a place known as the “Ministry of Love” where he discovers O’Brien is an inside member of the Party who gained Winston’s trust by posing as a firm hater of the Party. Winston then spends months being tortured and brainwashed as O’Brien attempts to reform the nonconformist that Winston has

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