1984 Winston's Change

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It is certainly amazing how a person can change in a short amount of time. Throughout the duration of the book 1984 by George Orwell, Winston, the main character of the story emerges from a rebel against the totalitarian government, to a man who sees hope, and lastly to a person who completely changes his opinion. These things are shown by how Winston starts out as a dreadful man, then, he begins a relationship with a girl named Julia and his view on things change, and lastly, his thoughts on Big Brother turn into something good. From these points, the warning or point Orwell is trying to make is very clear, the government can eventually become too powerful. This results in how Winston had changed throughout this novel. Winston's character …show more content…

First, Winston starts to accept O'Brien's version of events. For instance, when Winston and O'Brien were sitting together and "O'Brien explains that the Party invented the story of Goldstein's planned revolt for the express purpose of flushing out people like Winston" (). This explains how the government is trying to change the populations mind and mold it into something they weren't before. Also, (book quote and explanation). Second, after Winston had been taken to a room called Room 101. There he was told he was going to be exposed to rats. The government watches everything you do so therefore, they knew that Winton's biggest fear was rats. For example, (book quote and explanation) Meanwhile, Winston says that he wants Julia to suffer this punishment instead. This was due to Winston being "brainwashed and tortured"(). From this one can conclude that Winston's thoughts on things and the way he reacts is very different how it once was. This shows how mind controlling the government is in this book. Lastly, by the end of the story, Winston's ideas about Big Brother have completely changed. (book quote and explanation) "The novel closes when Winston realizes, during a war celebration, that he truly loves Big Brother" (). (Explanation and

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