... individual freedoms are present. It mirrors mid twentieth century Europe during World War II and its affects. Winston the main character who is a 39-year-old man, was neither remarkable in intelligence nor character, but is disgusted with the world he lives in. He works in the Ministry ... he should feel about Big Brother when Winston is at his lowest point both mentally and physically. O'Brien's lecturing of the defeated Winston Smith, in the Thought Polices' torture chamber represents for Orwell, the core of our century's political repulsiveness. Julia is considered to be abnormal ......

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... hemmorhage and died. 1984 By George Orwell 1984 by George Orwel is a dramatic nov... 1984 By George Orwell 1984 by George Orwel is a dramatic novel portraying a restricted society. Winston Smith is a thin, 39 year-old man who wears blue Party coveralls. Winston is sick of the Party's rigid control over his life and world, and begins trying to rebel against the Party ... like the beginning of the book with one difference. That difference was that Winston loves Big Brother, which was the resolution. Winston is a middle-aged man at the age of 39, but is kind of small and weak. Winston has ...

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... is airstrip one, a city that is present day London, in the super country of Oceania. The year is nineteen eighty four. The first character brought to the novel is Winston Smith a 39 year old male employee at the Ministry of truth. "The parties" dictator Big Brother, whose face is everywhere on posters captioned, "Big Brother Is Watching You." Big Brother is able ... ...

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... paper will explore the intersection between the philosophies of John Locke, Plato, and Jean-Paul Sartre by examining the actions, and choices of Winston Smith. "Winston seems to understand he would be happier if he were free" (Orwell, 1984). According to dictionary.com freedom is defined ... free? Absolutely not, we have laws and our society wouldn't approve of such a barbaric thing. "While focusing in on the life of Winston Smith, you visualize the totalitarian state in which has absolute control over every action, and thought of its people through propaganda, secrecy, constant surveill...

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... ). Orwell counterpoints the future by showing that an awareness of the past provides for an understanding of the present. Through this understanding, the novel's protagonist, Winston Smith, is able to preserve his sanity, for the time being, and establish his individuality (Zehr 419). George Orwell once wrote about his novel, "I don't ... ; they give in to the unfair ways of the government and become one of "them." However, the novel's main character and hero, Winston Smith, attempts to fight against the party by defying it in ways such as hiding from the hidden telescreens that spy on t...

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... good harvest, which proves that a person can not judge others through his or her own values but through theirs. In George Orwell's 1984, Winston Smith feels frustrated by the oppression and rigid control of the ruling Party of London, which prohibits free thought, sex, and any expression of individuality. The ... Julia, a co-worker, which is of course, a terrible crime. In the long run, Winston commits a form of suicide through his actions. Judging by Smith's behavior, he would rather rebel against "Big Brother" as long as possible and accept the consequences for his actions, than fall ...

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... their own leader betrayed the animals. In Orwell's classic 1984, he decides to use real people to show his visions on our future. The main character of the story, Winston Smith feels frustrated by the oppression 3 and rigid control of the ruling Party of Oceania, which prohibits free thought, sex and many other signs of individualism. They were ruled by a figure ... "corrupt." which means she enjoys sex and has slept with many men. Even though he knows he will be punished, he falls in love with her. Though relationships are outlawed, Smith feels he has nothing to loose. He wants" his fr...

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Winston Smith from 1984 and John from Brave New World find themselves similarly unable to fit into their societies because they disagree the way their government rules George Orwell's 1984 was a magnified ... , both physical and psychological, and by genetic standardization. Both novels exhibit a society where totalitarian regimes control every aspect of their people to maintain stability instead of happiness and humanity. Winston Smith (1984) and John (Brave New World), the protagonists of both novels, oppose to the way their societies are ruled and dehumanized because they use reason to cri...

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... . This occurs through the manipulation of individuals who are attempting to maintain personal relationships with others as well as through the monitoring of thoughts, actions and ways of speaking. Winston Smith, a main character, is therefore considered a thought criminal by the Inner Party because of his rebellious thoughts and actions, and is eventually caught in his crime. Winston's desire is to break ... else. To release tensions caused by the Party, citizens must all participate in the Two Minutes' Hate. This is all part of a forced act of equality by the government. Winston Smith w...

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... ; (http://www.merriam-webster.com). In other words, violence can be defined as an abusive behavior. The first example is one of the four ministries, The Ministry of Love. Winston Smith is tortured into "loving" Big Brother in the Ministry of Love. The Ministry of Love is responsible for the documentation, watching, arrest and torture of nonconformists, real or ... novel, the government censors information from its population. An example of censorship is The Ministry of Truth. The Ministry of Truth, is where the main character in the novel, Winston Smith, works and has the job to rewrite ...

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... in the novel) which forms a part of Oceania, one of the three world super-states established within the plot, the other two being Eurasia and Eastasia. The action follows Winston Smith, a worker within the country's totalitarian government, The Party, and his conscious and physical rebellion against the regime. The Party rule the nation with an absolute iron fist, and every detail ... running of the country, working within The Party's four primary ministries, the Ministry of Plenty, the Ministry of Peace, the Ministry of Love and the Ministry of Truth (protagonist Winston Smith is an Ou...

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... described as being desolate and dingy. In Fahrenheit 451, however, there is no such implication. Citizens have access to healthcare, they drive fast cars, and their homes are comfortable. Winston Smith, the protagonist of 1984, is a lowly Outer Party member. His job is to destroy old documents and replace them with those more favorable to The Party. Secretly, he harbors rebellious ... as these may be exaggerated, but they offer an important warning for people even today. We must keep ourselves informed and literate, lest we suffer the same fate as Winston Smith....

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... governing. He used this form of writing to show the worst possible society to avoid using a harsh view of totalitarian life. The book's subject matter starts off with meeting Winston Smith as he traveled home in Airstrip One of Oceania. We are also introduced to Big Brother the main antagonist in this book. In the first chapter it is April 4th ... 1984, Mr. Smith is explaining the dreariness and seemingly destitute city in which he lives in. He talks of the Ministries of Love, Truth, Peace, and Plenty, all containing different duties of control ... ...

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... novel 1984, George Orwell explains how a government can abuse the power, which it has obtained. "Big Brother," the government of Oceania, that controls the society in which the protagonist Winston Smith dwells, has complete control over every aspect of his everyday life. Orwell could see the makings of a totalitarian government in the rise of authority in Hitler, Franco, and Stalin. Each ... could. Indeed, the movies Hollywood has made within the last few years show that these things are still on our minds. In the movie "Enemy of the State" starring Will Smith, the main character was ru...

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... the inner communication, the communication he has with himself. "In order to be the engineers of the human soul, they must first bring it under full observational control." (Lifton) Winston Smith, the protagonist of 1984, is told by his girlfriend Julia "They can't get inside of you." (Orwell 137) We see that this is false because in mind control through torture ... , mystical manipulation, the demand for purity, the cult of confession, the "sacred science," loading the language, doctrine over person, and the dispensing of existence. They were all used on Winston Smith in George Orwell's...

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... as the ones I mentioned before, that is before they where found as being traitors would be Comrade Ogilvy, a character that did not actually exist except in the mind of Winston Smith, he was the perfect and was an example of how party members should be. Martin is a servant and is one of the few characters that comes across as being a party ... in fear as it was her own daughter whom she was so proud of that eventually turned her husband over to the thought police for a remark he made whilst sleeping. Smith is a name shared by Winston and an large woman that he meets in the Minisrty of L...

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... cannot willfully inflict harm on anyone without becoming nauseous. He is unable to commit any crime, however also incapable of making his own free will choices. Similarly in 1984, Winston Smith, the hero, undergoes his own personal rebellion towards the government, beginning with writing in a secret diary and ending by declaring that he will bring down the state, "His pen had ... the same for A Clockwork Orange because of the language being used between two random people. Irony and betrayal are devices used in both, 1984 and A Clockwork Orange. In 1984, Winston Smith trusts and puts all...

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... to each of them individually. Winston, the main character, is a confused, dissatisfied man. He is unhappy with his life, and believes the government of Oceania is to blame. He is 39, frail and insecure about his appearance (pg 100,102,118). A varicose ulcer has developed above his right ankle (pg 118). Although fairly intelligent, Winston is not as careful as he ... ...

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... in placed ruling the people by psychological manipulation, controlling "news" or information to the masses, surveillance, and even physical violence to maintain its power. The world that Winston Smith lives in, is a world where it has advance technology but is used to the government's best interest. Telescreens and hidden microphones are everywhere, including the homes of all citizens, which ... ...

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... , George Orwell's novel 1984 cautions against the dangers of oppression and exemplifies the consequential nightmarish world of the near future. The plot traces the struggles of the main character, Winston Smith, as he attempts to rebel against the tyrannically insatiable Party, rulers of the superstate Oceania. In this terrifying glimpse of the future, independent thought, along with all other human values ... ...

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... and immortal. Whatever the Party holds to be truth is truth. It is impossible to see reality except by looking through the eyes of the Party," (249). When torturing Winston Smith, the antagonist of the story, he forces him to believe 2 plus 2 equals 5. At first Winston argues with him, but soon realizes that he has no other option but to believe ... ...

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... this protagonist as he is determined to expose the lack of individuality in society. In the novel 1984, the first half of the book describes the life of protagonist Winston Smith, and his job of erasing, and rewriting history to make sure his dictator, Big Brother is always correct. A second example of the significance of memories in this novel is that ... ...

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... ordinary people, who live in poverty are the real loser, while the mere winner is the ruling class, who wins absolute control over its people and so the resources. Winston Smith, the protagonist of 1984, lives in Victory Mansions, forty-five year old flats with everything falling to pieces. The smell of the place is foul, and the plaster, the pipes ... ...

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... narrative in 3rd person limited portrays a "Negative Utopia- that exists under oppressive shadows of absolute power. The narrative grants an observer's perspective while the partial 1st person's view through Winston Smith's eyes focuses on one's response to unbounded dictatorship. Ultimately, both views prophesize the destruction of individual freedom, with an objective to warn against imminent Totalitarian dangers in North America. Winston ... ...

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... it makes them also believe the party is the only institution that distinguishes between right and wrong. This manipulation is mainly done by the "Minitrue" (Ministry of Truth), where Winston Smith works. When a person that is well grounded in Doublethink recognizes a contradiction or a lie of the Party, then the person thinks that he is remembering a false fact. The use of the ... ...

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