Journal entry 1 1984

English Dystopian Novel Journal 1
Winston is the main character in the story 1984 who takes action against the government put in place in the novel, known as “The Party”. Winston is just an ordinary Outer Party Worker who works in the Ministry of Truth for a living. Before he even realizes it, he starts to go against the teachings that Big Brother, the novel’s Totalitarian dictator. As he goes to a shop in the poorer section of Air Field One and he then proceeds to buy a diary. Winston then writes in it, at his own risk.
Winston is victimized in the story in various ways. For starters, he is in constant worry that he is being watched and that his thoughts are monitored. Basically all of his freedoms, freedom of speech, writing, and even thinking have been deemed bad in this dystopian society. He is also one of a lower class, and as such is not treated as well who is in the Inner Party.
So, in order to put up a bit of resistance against the government, Winston decides to write in the book. At first, he is worried about the diary, but he slowly gets more and more used to it, as he eventually writes in its pages “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER!” in all capital letters. This marks as the beginning of the conflict against The Party.
Winston believes that doing this is utterly meaningless. He believes that he is writing in order for another generation to read what he wrote in his time. Unfortunately, he believed that the Thought Police would eventually find the book and destroy its existence, so he did not have much confidence in it.
The Consequences for his actions is death. It is because that if anyone, a child, women, friend, or just a regular stranger finds any hint of anti-Big Brother in Winston, he is charged with being a thought criminal. Thought criminals are then sent to either death, or twenty-five years in a forced labor camp.
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