This assignment talks about Winston Smith the hero also the protagonist of 1984. So, explain your position by tracing Winston’s actions throughout the novel and considering the results of those actions.
Winston Smith hero-the protagonist of 1984
Winston Smith, Hero or Not?
George Orwell once offered this definition of heroism: ordinary people doing whatever they can. So, to change social systems that do not respect human decency, even with the knowledge that they can’t possibly succeed. In Winston Smith, the protagonist of 1984, Orwell creates an ordinary person, an “everyman” who stands for all the oppressed citizens of Oceania. Yet, as the novel closes, Winston cries as his love for Big Brother overwhelms him. Is Winston the novel’s hero, by Orwell’s definition? Is he a hero that readers can admire and emulate?
Winston Smith hero-the protagonist of 1984
Explain your position by tracing Winston’s actions throughout the novel and considering the results of those actions.Winston participates in many unnecessary risks such as trusting O’Brien, renting the room above Mr. Charrington’s shop and having an illegal love affair with Julia. Although Winston is aware these choices put him at risk of being caught by the party he is driven by his search to experience the truth, beauty and love that he knows once existed. Winston lives in a world in which realistic optimism is impossible and does not have the strength to successfully break free. Winston and Julia are both very strong-willed people.
