1984 Book Reports

The protagonist in Orwell’s 1984 is Winston Smith. In the novel the reader experiences the dangers of a totalitarian world through the eyes of Winston Smith. He, unlike the other citizens of Oceania, is aware of the illusions that the Party, Big Brother, and the Thought Police institute. Winston’s personality is extremely pensive and curious; he is desperate to understand the reasons why the Party exercises absolute power in Oceania. Winston tests the limits of the Party’s power through his secret journal, committing an illegal affair, and being indicted into an Anti-Party Brotherhood. He does all his in hopes to achieve freedom and independence, yet in the end it only leads to physical and psychological torture, transforming him into a loyal subject of Big Brother.

In 1984, George Orwell uses cultural, psychological, and social surroundings to shape Winston Smith's (the main protagonist) psyche. The society's culture is restrictive, the government brainwashes people and children into following the government's rule, and his social encounters, especially with his girlfriend Julia, shape his morality.

George Orwell's 1984 is about a totalitarianism, dystopian society that Winston Smith finds himself living in. Wherever Winston goes, whether it's work or his house, the Party, known as Big

In society today, the horrific truth is that numerous people are hungry for power, and desire to be in a position that is exceedingly high above the rest. This is the general ideology of the Party, the supreme and ruling government in the legendary narrative 1984, written by George Orwell. 1984 is a dystopian, science fiction novel that is set during the year 1984 in the superstate of Oceania. In a malevolent world of continuous warfare, relentless government scrutiny, and constant human manipulation, the story revolves around a man named Winston Smith, a citizen of Oceania who lives in Airstrip One, a futuristic and dystopian Great Britain. Winston sees the tyrannical reign that the Party has over Oceania, mostly because of the lies that

The main character in George Orwell’s book 1984 is a thirty-nine year old man with the name of Winston Smith. Winston Smith creates thought crimes, he also has anti-Party views. The story “1984” tells about all of Winston Smith’s struggles. In an effort to avoid being monitored, Winston physically conforms to society, however mentally he does just the opposite. Winston is a thin, frail and intellectual thirty-nine year old. Winston hates totalitarian control and enforced repression that are characteristics of his government. Winston hates being watched by Big Brother. He always has revolutionary dreams, he feels like he would be protected. Julia is Winston’s lover, a beautiful dark- haired girl working in the

George Orwell was the pseudonym for Eric Arthur Blair, and he was famous for his personnel vendetta against totalitarian regimes and in particular the Stalinist brand of communism. In his novel, 1984, Orwell has produced a brilliant social critique on totalitarianism and a future dystopia, that has made the world pause and think about our past, present and future, as the situation of 1984 always remains menacingly possible. The story is set in a futuristic 1984 London, where a common man Winston Smith has turned against the totalitarian government. Orwell has portrayed the concepts of power, marginalization, and resistance through physical, psychological, sexual and political control. The way that Winston Smith, the central

George Orwell, who used the pen name Eric Arthur Blair, was born in India in 1903. A British man, who after his education returned to India and became an Imperial

George Orwell, pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair (born June 25, 1903 in Motihari, Bengal, India- died January 21, 1950, London, England).

George Orwell’s 1984 follows the journey of 39 year old Winston Smith living in a dystopian future society called Oceania. The people of Oceania are controlled and oppressed by the Party and omnipresent Big Brother. Cameras controlled by the infamous thought police watch the residents every move, and free thought and speech are forbidden. Winston, who has a mundane job rewriting history, meets Julia and the two begin a forbidden affair. Eventually the pair are caught by the thought police and tortured for weeks. The torture is designed to destroy reason instilling individuals with a newfound love for the party and Big Brother. Eventually Winston cracks, when faced with the option of having rats eat his face or betraying Julia he chooses the latter; this act of submission concludes his rehabilitation, Winston is released back into society and now loves Big Brother.

2. The introductory chapters in George Orwell’s 1984, acquaint the reader with the harsh and oppressive world of Oceania. The reader experiences this world through the perspective of Winston Smith, a protagonist in the novel. Orwell illustrates Winston’s life in a society that is controlled by a totalitarian regime; the Party. Like many other citizens in Oceania, Winston is subjected to physical and phycological cruelties, however, his individualistic and pensive qualities cause him to question the orders of the Party.

In the novel 1984, George Orwell relates the tension between outward conformity and inward questioning by allowing the reader to see inside of the mind of Winston Smith. Orwell uses Winston’s rebellious thoughts to counteract his actions in order to show the reader how a dystopian society can control the citizens. Although Winston is in an obvious state of disbelief in the society, his actions still oppose his thoughts because of his fear of the government. Winston’s outward conformity and inward questioning relate to the meaning of the novel by showing Winston’s fight to truth being ended by the dystopian society’s government.

Last semester my class was introduced to the famous novel by George Orwell, 1984. To quickly sum it up, the novel is about a man named Winston who lives in a totalitarian society and makes constant rebellious acts. In this society there is an Inner Party and an Outer Party. The inner party consists of the Thought Police, Big Brother and the Party, who control the Outer Party and every move they make. Winston is constantly facing situations where he commits crimes and acts of rebellion against Big Brother and the Party, which is the form of government in the society.

George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is the ultimate negative utopia. Written in 1949 as an apocalyptic vision of the future, it shows the cruelty and pure horror of living in an utterly totalitarian world where all traces of individualism are being abolished. This novel was composed to denounce Hitler?s Germany and Stalin?s Russia and to create a warning to the rest of the world. It takes the reader through a year in the life of Winston Smith as he transforms from a rebel to a fanatic of totalitarianism.

1984 is a dystopia where the government sees, hears, and control all, it is written after the WWII. Winston Smith, the main character, lives wondering about his existence. He hates the power that the government has over everyone. The idea of the book is to warn us about how the people of today lives and what could happen.

Winston Smith, George Orwell’s main character from 1984, contributes greatly to the novel in many ways. While he is presented to be a simple man, Winston adds many complex ideas to the classic piece of literature. Orwell uses internal and external characteristics, symbols, and significant quotes to develop Winston’s role in 1984.