Best characterOur best character is Winston. This is so because he was intelligent enough to know that there was something really wrong about Oceana and they way Big brother managed them and the state. He somehow was mindful of the class struggle and jotted on his journal to address the “future” about the evil whims of the totalitarian society he currently belongs to. He was brave enough to muster courage to rebel against Big Brother even though he knew of the strict surveillance Oceana has. Though had false hopes, he actually welcomed the idea of “revolution” against this manipulator whom he thought he could achieve by siding with O’Brien. He somehow almost pounded through the Marxist idea of the “continuing prosperity of the powerful and wealthy at the expense of the poor” as cited in The Globalization of World Politics by Baylis, Smith, and Owens. The most striking part of the book was the part where he wrote down on his journal the statement that: “freedom is freedom to say two plus two is equal to four”. It was really powerful and it’s what made Winston admirable despite him, betraying Julia in the last part of the story. His bravery and idea of free will was also a factor of choosing Winston as our best character in the story 1984 by George Orwell.
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worst characterOur worst character, big brother, also includes O’Brien and Mr. Charrington who both betrayed Winston’s trust in the story. His lust for power by the means of manipulating the minds of the people mostly through media was despicable as well as the paradox which they constantly flash on everyone’s telescreen in order to achieve the accomplishment of their interests at the expense of the rights, freedom, and happiness of the many. He, being a totalitarian to the extent of distorting the memory of other people which can be found in the part where Winston was looking for old aged Oceanians who could explain what life was like before big brother was something to take note of. This is because a totalitarian’s power to manipulate minds of people can go as far as disconnecting the past through media once again and changing of facts into lies.
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#8.1 Conol, FC
#8.2 Dela Cruz, JA
#8.3 Canosa, A
#8.4 Cuyos, A
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#8.2 Dela Cruz, JA
#8.3 Canosa, A
#8.4 Cuyos, A
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- (n.d.). Retrieved September 14, 2016, fromhttps://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/n/1984/1984-at-a-glance
- SparkNotes Editors. (2007). SparkNote on 1984. Retrieved September 13, 2016, from http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/1984/