Protagonist of 1984 Case

In the novel, 1984 by George Orwell, the author uses the protagonist, Winston Smith, to state that it is possible for a totalitarian government to change the political structure of the few that have nothing to believe in and can be easily manipulated but it is impossible to control the human spirit. Winston Smith is a 39-year-old man who lives in London, England which has been changed to “Airstrip One” by the totalitarian government, who manipulates the society by controlling the past. As the reader is introduced to the protagonist, we see that Smith is an intellectual and thoughtful man but is also rebellious. Winston is a man who is confused about the party because he knows how the Party manipulates the society but doesn’t understand why. Winston goes through a series of hurdles in which he changes his total outlook on the Party from the beginning to the end. As he faces his challenges he begins to understand the Party and its motives. Winston proves that it takes a lot of work for a government to control the human spirit, as he challenges the totalitarian government throughout the novel.

Winston, living in a world controlled by a totalitarian government, understands what is going on around him while everyone is oblivious to their surroundings. Because Winston’s job consisted of helping the party in changing the past to control the people, he was able to understand that the party wanted to create an image for themselves. They wanted to be seen as though and that everything they said was true. He himself was involved in helping the Party manipulate the people but the one thing he did not understand was why the party manipulated the society? Why was it important for them to control the lives of everyone that was alive, controlling what they wanted from every individual from beginning to end? That was the only thing that he did not know. This question led him to rebel against the party and the day he bought a journal was the turning point of his life.