Winston Smith

Winston Smith, from the novel 1984, is a low status member of the Party who rules over the nation of Oceania. Winston is never alone, even in his

The first character we were introduced to is Winston Smith. We see that in his house there is no power & that the government cuts off the power during the day. By this I assume that he is poor/in the struggle and he’s trying to make his way through life.

In the novel 1984, by George Orwell, where the main character Winston Smith lives in Oceania which is a totalitarian state ruled by a party who physically and psychologically controls its citizens by using technology, slogans and by overworking them. Winston works in the Ministry of Truth where he alters historical records to fit the needs of the party. One day, Winston notices an Inner Party Member named O’Brien who seems to be an ally and claims to be a member of the Brotherhood, a group that works to overthrow the party. He also notices a dark haired girl named Julia who he thinks is his enemy but he is mistaken. Soon Winston falls in love with Julia and they begin their allegiance against the party and Big Brother. Eventually they confess to O’Brien their hatred to the party and O’Brien seems to help them reach their goal. Until they are caught and are taken to a

O’Brien writes down his address so that Winston can retrieve an updated edition of the Newspeak dictionary from him. Syme was briefly mentioned, although he was vaporized, and Winston takes this as that O’Brien doesn’t agree with the Party and is on his side. This assumption determines that Winston will meet with him later. He knows that this is the beginning of what will lead to him to the place where there is no darkness and accepts it. Part II, Chapter

Winston Smith is the main character in the book Nineteen Eighty-Four. He falls in love with a girl named Julia which has been forbidden by law by the party who rule all. The book is set in London, in the city of Airstrip One which is part of the superstate Oceania. The world is divided into three superstates: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. These three superstate are said to always be in war against one another. Winston lives in a dirty dilapidated apartment building named Victory Mansion. After sneaking out to see one another for a few months they finally get caught by the police and are subjected to torture until they can profess their love for

Winston Smith is one of the major characters in the book. He is a thirty-nine year old man who lives on one of the flats of Victory Mansions. Winston has a varicose ulcer right above his right ankle causing him to stop at each landing of the complex to rest. Winston was a man who greatly disliked the actions and ideas of Big Brother. In order to test the limits of the Party, Winston does various crimes throughout the novel.

Winston tries to empathize and show kindness or compassion in order to help his communities back on their feet. Winston Smith is a rebel and wants to challenge the authority so the people don’t have to live in fear. Winston first rebellion act was when he began writing his thought against the authority and his second rebellion act was when he and Julia starting seeing each other and sleeping with her. He wrote, “Until they become conscious they will never rebel and after they rebelled they cannot become conscious” in his diary explaining his willingness to start a

Winston’s main characteristics apart from his thoughtful nature are his rebelliousness and his pessimism. He intensely dislikes the Party and desires to test the limits of he Party’s power. Winston tests the Party

Winston Smith walked home\surrounded by posters proclaiming “Big Brother is Watching You”. Smith does not like the Party but expressing his opinion would mean certain death. Thought crime means death or vaporization, it meant a person’s existence was never there; they were born. This story is composed in three parts; the world of 1984 as he (Smith) sees it, Smith’s rebellion and affair with Julia and Smith’s interrogation, torture, most importantly, his re-education at Miniluv. Winston Smith live in the now ruined London, “chief city of Airstrip One” as quoted in the

He is all about destruction and votes first for any activity that is related to destroying the week being of any object. Then there is Sumers who is the only one called by his last name and is more of a follower rather than a leader in the gang. Other than the gang, the other important character would be Mr Thomas or "Old Misery". He is the man who owns the only surviving house in the

The antagonist of the story is O’Brien. He, as does Winston, works in the Ministry of Truth where he holds an administrative role, which is unknown to Winston. However in reality, O’Brien is actually an agent for the Thought Police who soon arrests Winston and tortures him for several weeks. Winston all along thought O’Brien was against the Thought Police.

He first sees an inner party member, O'Brien, who he believes is in the brotherhood to take down big brother- the party’s leader. Marcus also meets a girl who is not exactly what he thinks, but soon starts to find out that she wants something more than just an ally. She sends Winston a note saying “I love you.” and they soon begin a forbidden affair, always on the lookout for the higher party spying on them. As their affair begins to flourish, Winston's hatred for the party grows more and he feels it is time to overthrow the party. He counts on the help of his brotherhood and friends, but he may have made one big mistake that can cost him everything.

The first paragraph of George Orwell’s 1984 is narrated in third person, but the narrator gives information about the character, Winston Smith. Right away, the name of the character can give clues about Winston’s character. His first name parallels Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister during World War II, while his last name, Smith, is a common English surname. The gives the reader an idea that Winston is a common person who will encounter extraordinary obstacles. The passage also tells the reader about the physical characteristics of Winston. Winston is thirty-nine and has a varicose ulcer above his right ankle that inhibits him from climbing the stairs. The ulcer is a physical impediment, and reinforces the idea that Winston is an everyday person with faults. The passage also briefly reveals a second person, known only as “Big Brother”. This character is only seen as a face on a poster. Again, the name can give clues about the

3. Describe Julia’s character as it relates to Winston. How is she different from him? How is

Winston Smith lived in a world of lies, chaos, and disorder. His uniform was shabby and living space cold and dirty. Changing the past to suit the present was his job where he worked, the Ministry of Truth. One day, he encountered a beautiful young woman of about 26 years of age and instantly fell in love. Little did he know that she would be the one who would end his life. He dreams of sleeping with her but fears that he would be captured by the Thought Police because sex is illegal. During the Two Minutes Hate - a time when members of Ingsoc come together to despise Emmanuel Goldstein, a man who supported freedom and rights - the woman passes a note to Winston. It says for