... express his hatred for the government even though he knows it is a direct act of Thoughtcrime. Winston knew that possessing and writing in this journal would sooner or later get him into trouble, but he needed the journal to escape his reality. Winston's desire to rebel becomes a reality as he encounters Julia, who shares the exact aspiration of breaking free from the Party ... them in constant fear of breaking the law and disobeying Big Brother. The telescreens also make it difficult to rebel against the party, however Winston outwitted the telescreens by writing in his journal and hid...

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... brainwashed the citizens of Airstrip one that there are not enough people to organize such a rebellion. In the beginning of 1984, Winston begins his thoughtcrime by writing "DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER" in a secret, illegal journal. His though crime progresses into actual crime when he meets Julia and begins sleeping with her "sex for mere pleasure is an extreme act of rebellion ... woman. Although Montag cannot include Clarisse on his rebellion as Winston does Julia, he is inspired by her. Montag and Winston both use a form of writing to rebel against their governments: Winston writes in an ...

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... . Winston Smith is the main character in the novel and he lives in Oceania formerly London. It becomes clear that he against the government. He tries to write in his journal about an event that had happened earlier in the day, but it is hard because there is a camera in his room watching him. Earlier that day he looked into the ... have sex, but his wife never wanted to because since she was a child she was taught it was dirty and was always afraid some one was watching. Winston keeps writing in his journal about the government and lack of privacy and freedom. The more he thinks about it...

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... . It is important to remember all so that the future will be a safe. Nineteen Eighty-Four in itself is a journal. Orwell risked being criticized and wrote a journal (Nineteen Eighty-Four) of history, as he knew it. Winston also risks committing a crime by writing in a diary. The act of recording his present circumstances constituted extreme disloyalty to the Party because Winston was actually documenting ... ...

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... way, but can not overpower the innate human nature to love. Winston illegally, if there were laws, purchases a diary and begins to write his thoughts in it. As he starts writing his rebellious thoughts, he says "They'll shoot me I dont care theyll shoot me in the back of the neck I dont care down with big brother they always shoot you ... 1984 that the government can change your views on life, but it will never be strong enough to stop people from loving one another. When Orwell writes aggressively in his journal, "DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER" it means that if the government has too many conf...

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• Grade Level: High School