1984. Relating facts and details written in the novel, describe Winstons character as it relates to his attitude toward the Party. What series of thoughts and events contributed to his ultimate downfall?

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MARIE BROUILLETTE-CHOUINARD

Anglais : langue et littérature III

604-333-LF

Essay : GEORGE ORWELL'S 1984

Presented to

Mr. Paul Bougie

Département des langues

Collège Laflèche, Trois-rivières

Travail remis le 25 décembre 2011

Topic: Relating facts and details written in the novel, describe Winston's character as it relates to his attitude toward the Party. What series of thoughts and events contributed to his ultimate downfall?

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eorge Orwell surely did not write the novel 1984 without a very specific goal in his head. This novel has nothing to do with the typical novels that are written to entertain only. Orwell's main objective in 1984 is to show the horrible aspects of totalitarianism. This hatred toward totalitarianism is felt throughout the entire novel, but specifically through the character of Winston, through his way of seeing things. Winston Smith is a character who shows a resistance to the Party, with his individuality and his intellectual ability to reason about everything that is going on around him. His character enables the reader to observe and understand the rough oppression that the Party, Big Brother and the Thought Police institute. The difference between the