Essay On Winston's Change In The Novel 1984

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Change is everywhere around us. The world we live in is subdued to constant change. People change their decisions and the way they feel, think or act. Furthermore in George Orwell dystopian novel 1984 Winston Smith changes dramatically throughout the novel. At the beginning Winston harbors deep hate feelings for Big Brother and hesitant to act on his rebellious thoughts, he writes in his diary. As the novel progresses he has a affair and the two start to act upon his rebellious thoughts. At the end of the novel he no longer has any rebellious thoughts or feelings against Big Brother. At the beginning Winston Smith had a lot of hate toward Big Brother. In chapter one Winston Smith writes in his new diary, he uses this tool as a help to self express his emotion and thoughts because under Party rules Winston is not allowed to articulate his thoughts and feelings. Winston was at work in his cubicle, nervous to express his thoughts he looks around to see if his co-worker Mr.O’Brien is around. He quickly writes in his diary. “ His pen had slid voluptuously over the smooth paper, printing in large neat capitals- DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER, DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER… over and over again filling half a page.” PG.18. …show more content…

The two begin having an affair and Winston starts to act upon his rebellious feelings. In chapter two Mr. Smith has sex with Julia, they both end up taking a nap Winston wakes up first while Julia still sleeping thinking of what he just did and adoring how beautiful she is in his eyes. “No emotion was pure, because everything was mixed up with fear and hatred. Their embrace had been a battle, the climax a victory. It was a blow struck against the Party. It was a political act.” PG. 126. Winston now views sex essentially as a political rebellious act. Because having an affair is abolished and serious consequences can be issued if

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