... freedom in the fiercely automated and strictly controlled society of Oceania. CHARACTERS Major Characters Winston Smith The protagonist and main character of the novel. He is an intellectual middle aged man of 39 and a member of the Outer Party. He is also an honest man who questions ... the party who is accused of plotting against the Ingsoc. He is punished, forced to confess, and disappears. CONFLICT Protagonist The protagonist, Winston Smith, is a Party member who, due to his sensitive nature and honesty, is unable to come to terms with the society created by Big ... is merely exist...

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... publication, wrote that he sought to emphasize that "totalitarianism, if not fought against, could triumph anywhere" (Orwell, TCLC, 301). George Orwell's 1984 uses the characterization of Winston Smith in a way that demonstrates the validity of Arendt's thesis that the destruction of individuals by the totalitarian state takes place in three stages: the juridical, the moral, and the ... " (449). This first step towards absolute control clearly manifests itself throughout 1984. The very structure of Orwell's Oceania serves to eliminate any concept of a juridical existence. Winston Smith p...

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... publication, wrote that he sought to emphasize that "totalitarianism, if not fought against, could triumph anywhere" (Orwell, TCLC, 301). George Orwell's 1984 uses the characterization of Winston Smith in a way that demonstrates the validity of Arendt's thesis that the destruction of individuals by the totalitarian state takes place in three stages: the juridical, the moral, and the ... " (449). This first step towards absolute control clearly manifests itself throughout 1984. The very structure of Orwell's Oceania serves to eliminate any concept of a juridical existence. Winston Smith p...

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• Has Bibliography

... : 1.The Inner Party (app. 1% of the population) 2.The Outer Party (app. 18% of the population) 3.The Proles (app. 81% of the population) ("1984- 5) The main character of 1984 is Winston Smith, a member of the OuterParty. Working in the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth, his job is rewriting and altering records, such as newspaper-articles, of the past, and then ... arduous task of changing history permanently to their own benefit. One example of their control of the minds of the Outerparty members happens in the dining hall. At dinner Winston Smith meets Syme, a philologist, wh...

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... women were hanged in the small town of Salem Massachusetts. Hundreds of other persons faced accusations of witchcraft and dozens more languished in jail without trials. 1984 is about Winston Smith who lived in London which was a part of the country Oceania. Oceania was a totalitarian society led by Big Brother, which censored everyone's behaviour, even their thoughts. Winston was angry with ... ...

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... women were hanged in the small town of Salem Massachusetts. Hundreds of other persons faced accusations of witchcraft and dozens more languished in jail without trials. 1984 is about Winston Smith who lived in London which was a part of the country Oceania. Oceania was a totalitarian society led by Big Brother, which censored everyone's behaviour, even their thoughts. Winston was angry with ... ...

• Word Count: 2648
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School