In 1984, George Orwell writes about a hypothetical society ruled by a totalitarian government that seeks out to ensure a uniformly mind-setted population. Winton Smith, the protagonist of the story, happens to be a member of the outer-party, the party in which is victimized by the government’s control. Restricted and monitored with every distinct action throughout an ordinary day, Winston is mentally as well as physically conditioned to meet the standardized conditions set by the “Big-Brother” policies.
However, Orwell writes about Winston as an individual who can sense a rise of rebellion within himself, and an individual who is fueled with the passion to seek out the real truth behind the government’s ways. Orwell embodies Winston with the characteristics of heroism, and in this gives the reader a sense of excitement and hope for change throughout the novel. The reader obtains a sense of Winston’s initial heroism through his perspective of fatalism, the idea that through his thoughts and actions, inevitably the Though-Police are going to capture him.Seen when Winston blatantly disobeys Big-Brother by writing in his journal, Winton utilizes his small cubicle in the corner of the room to vent the overwhelming paranoia that cumulates over the fear of being caught.
These sessions of writing, along with the meetings with Julia and Winston’s resistivity to give in while being tortured by O’Brien allow for the audience to idolize Winston with his sense of rebellion against the party.Winston as a heroic figure throughout the novel is capitalized by his overwhelming passion for upraise against controlling forces demonstrated by the party. Despite the fact that Winston’s blind faith for change rests in the hands of the proles, Winston’s determination to undermine the ways of the government and live a life free of restrictions is shortly erased as his risky actions throughout the novel lead to his capture by the Thought-Police.O’Brien’s session of torture soon enough has the ability to brainwash Winston of his rebellious was and instill in him the uniform passion and love for Big-Brother.
Winston’s heroic figure in a way dies as a martyr; however Winston as an individual emerges from the torture as a monotonous individual living in a society that lacks the vitality of daily life.
