Texts demonstrate the idea that when an individual is set to a confined standard the erratic and inconsistent behaviour within us prevails. Hence our chaotic nature and unpredictability allows us to differentiate between one another and is what defines a human experience. Every individual is unique through one’s history of experiences and emotions they have gathered over their lifetime, this allows coherence within a set group. Along with our differences our shared experiences is what allows us to bond with one another. Texts such as 1984 by Geroge Orwell illustrates that by overcoming obstacles set in a totalitarian society, people gain the experience of individualism. In our human nature we have the desire to experience certain emotions and actions, such as to love, to argue and to rebel. While considered normal here it is a heinous crime in 1984. Winston does this through love of one another, the rise and downfall of the human spirit and rebellious acts. Through this Winston becomes an inconsistency and anomaly in Oceania. Orwell implies the need for rebellious actions and will power against authority in order to preserve our identity, an idea which has transcended in today’s time. Therefore, texts showcase both a collective and individual experience through becoming an inconsistency in an ordered society.
Winston’s lack of affection with others has resulted in a lonely man, and unable to see the potential of human connection, thus when he does experience love his persona has evolved. To love someone or to feel loved is a human need, as it is a foundation of growth. Initially Winston feels no connection with his first marriage and is in a sense of dilemma. A relationship described as a “Duty to the party.” This perspective depicts no affection in the relationship, fundamental to a successful marriage and only creates a miserable man. Winston’s attitude develops through his first interaction with Julia whom he despises at first, but opposingly he still wants to have a sexual relationship with her. Hence Winston’s character is a paradox as he acts with two opposing factors. Winstons starts his affair with Julia and this leads to a relationship of affection “Winston felt a deep tenderness. He wished they were a married couple of 10 years...He wished they were walking through the streets with her...openly and without fear.” The repetition of what Winston hoped for in the future demonstrates something he longs for yet is unattainable. Starting this relationship had led Winston to have a new experience and hence undergo emotions that he hadn’t before. The journey from his first relationship to Julia had allowed him to overcome loneliness and gain new insight into the need for human companionship. Therefore, Winston becomes an inconsistency from the citizens in Oceania as he realises the need for human connection. His hatred for conformity allowed him to breakthrough and see a different perspective allowing him to liberate himself and see the world differently. Therefore, when an individual is set into a confirmed state as a human we oppose this ideology due to our human needs to feel love, just like Winston did.
Through overcoming obstacles and challenging the repressive regime, individuals have the ability to preserve their identity by rebelling against authority. Winston is living under the party where every act and thought is carefully monitored. His sense of privacy and individuality is restricted as he lives in a strict autocratic system. Orwell’s extended motif of surveillance where “every moment is scrutinised” demonstrates the deeply controlled society with a lack of freedom of identity can essentially cause one to lose who they are as a person. Unlike the rest, Winston has a strong hatred for conformity and begins his trajectory of rebellion. Winston rebels to preserve his identity and to become an anomaly in society. He challenges oppression through acts such as secretly writing in his diary. But it seems that Winston is aware that eventually there will be consequences for his actions. Once again Winstons is a paradox as he knows his rebellious actions will have consequences yet he still pursues them. Winston soon realises that a collective experience can overpower the individual and soon reaches a revolutionary paradox “Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.” He comes to a realisation that if only the proles rebelled against the party could they ever overthrow them, but since the proles are deeply brainwashed this isn’t possible. Hence Winston’s revolutionary understanding has caused him to be an anomaly in society. Yet he pursues through with his rebellion as it only makes him feel more empowered. Winston would repeatedly remind himself that “2+2=4,” in order to be self aware of his beliefs and ideologies without the interference of the party. Later on when he is getting tortured the power of the collective which is of the party has broken him down as “2 + 2=5” is reinforced. This oxymoron illustrates how the party is powerful enough to convince people the inherent false statements and abandon all logic. Ultimately the power of the collective wins over the individual and Winston’s rebellious journey has concluded. Orwell discusses the need for rebellion against abuse of power and control, instructing readers contextually “become conscious of their own strength.” as readers are reminded of the power they hold over rebelling against their authority together as one. Through Winston’s example we understand that the collaborative power of a group can overthrow an individual strength. Orwell demonstrates that experiences of dejections and limitations can cause rebellion to arise of an individual.
The human spirit is within each individual and comes out to give us strength and courage to face difficult situations. How each human spirit reacts will be different for each individual as we all have different characteristics and will power. The human spirit can either prevail or be broken. During the beginning of the book Winston’s human spirit was prevailing as he had the courage to take risks while knowing there were dangerous consequences from doing so. Winston’s daring and confident tone “We (Julia and Winston) are enemies of the party...we disbelieve in the principles of Ingsoc.” This anaphorically reveals his strong frustration and opposition against the party that is shared with Julia. A common and collective experience between the two. He was continuously growing until he was caught for being in a relationship with Julia. Once captured he is tortured using his worst fear of rats and in desperation calls out “Do it to Julia...not me...Julia.” His distress and agony signifies how his human spirit has broken down to nothing. Winston is no longer an anomaly nor is different from the rest of the members of the party. As now he is brainwashed and manipulated to believing the lies of the party, he has lost his sense to think for himself and believe the truth. Ultimately Winston loses all affection he had for Julia as he is now devoted to Big Brother “I love Big Brother. “ Winston has lost himself and his trajectory of rebellion has come to an end. Therefore when Winston’s human spirit was prevailing he had the ability to see the world for what it truly was as well as to think individually. The human spirit is a sense of strength, courage and motivation that individuals face.
George Orwell’s 1984 analyses Winston’s path of attaining a human experience. Living in an oppressed and totalitarian society Winstons is singled out with the rest of his society. Winstons becomes an anomaly and inconsistency of society as he is differentiated from the rest of his members through his thoughts, actions and needs. 1984 discusses Winston’s need for life, rebellious journey and the human spirit all which contribute to Winston’s ability to reach a human experience. Ultimately Orwell amplifies an universal need for collective resistance against dictatorship and totalitarianism. Orwell’s ideas transcend in today’s time as he highlights the need to rebel against authority as it is what makes it singular and differentiable in a society. Whether the outcome is successful or not is not the point, but rather the conscious power and understanding of one’s strength collectively utilised can have compelling denouements Once humans become aware of their potential, they have the strength to break out of the bounds of control.
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Winston’s lack of affection with others has resulted in a lonely man, and unable to see the potential of human connection, thus when he does experience love his persona has evolved. To love someone or to feel loved is a human need, as it is a foundation of growth. Initially Winston feels no connection with his first marriage and is in a sense of dilemma. A relationship described as a “Duty to the party.” This perspective depicts no affection in the relationship, fundamental to a successful marriage and only creates a miserable man. Winston’s attitude develops through his first interaction with Julia whom he despises at first, but opposingly he still wants to have a sexual relationship with her. Hence Winston’s character is a paradox as he acts with two opposing factors. Winstons starts his affair with Julia and this leads to a relationship of affection “Winston felt a deep tenderness. He wished they were a married couple of 10 years...He wished they were walking through the streets with her...openly and without fear.” The repetition of what Winston hoped for in the future demonstrates something he longs for yet is unattainable. Starting this relationship had led Winston to have a new experience and hence undergo emotions that he hadn’t before. The journey from his first relationship to Julia had allowed him to overcome loneliness and gain new insight into the need for human companionship. Therefore, Winston becomes an inconsistency from the citizens in Oceania as he realises the need for human connection. His hatred for conformity allowed him to breakthrough and see a different perspective allowing him to liberate himself and see the world differently. Therefore, when an individual is set into a confirmed state as a human we oppose this ideology due to our human needs to feel love, just like Winston did.
Through overcoming obstacles and challenging the repressive regime, individuals have the ability to preserve their identity by rebelling against authority. Winston is living under the party where every act and thought is carefully monitored. His sense of privacy and individuality is restricted as he lives in a strict autocratic system. Orwell’s extended motif of surveillance where “every moment is scrutinised” demonstrates the deeply controlled society with a lack of freedom of identity can essentially cause one to lose who they are as a person. Unlike the rest, Winston has a strong hatred for conformity and begins his trajectory of rebellion. Winston rebels to preserve his identity and to become an anomaly in society. He challenges oppression through acts such as secretly writing in his diary. But it seems that Winston is aware that eventually there will be consequences for his actions. Once again Winstons is a paradox as he knows his rebellious actions will have consequences yet he still pursues them. Winston soon realises that a collective experience can overpower the individual and soon reaches a revolutionary paradox “Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.” He comes to a realisation that if only the proles rebelled against the party could they ever overthrow them, but since the proles are deeply brainwashed this isn’t possible. Hence Winston’s revolutionary understanding has caused him to be an anomaly in society. Yet he pursues through with his rebellion as it only makes him feel more empowered. Winston would repeatedly remind himself that “2+2=4,” in order to be self aware of his beliefs and ideologies without the interference of the party. Later on when he is getting tortured the power of the collective which is of the party has broken him down as “2 + 2=5” is reinforced. This oxymoron illustrates how the party is powerful enough to convince people the inherent false statements and abandon all logic. Ultimately the power of the collective wins over the individual and Winston’s rebellious journey has concluded. Orwell discusses the need for rebellion against abuse of power and control, instructing readers contextually “become conscious of their own strength.” as readers are reminded of the power they hold over rebelling against their authority together as one. Through Winston’s example we understand that the collaborative power of a group can overthrow an individual strength. Orwell demonstrates that experiences of dejections and limitations can cause rebellion to arise of an individual.
The human spirit is within each individual and comes out to give us strength and courage to face difficult situations. How each human spirit reacts will be different for each individual as we all have different characteristics and will power. The human spirit can either prevail or be broken. During the beginning of the book Winston’s human spirit was prevailing as he had the courage to take risks while knowing there were dangerous consequences from doing so. Winston’s daring and confident tone “We (Julia and Winston) are enemies of the party...we disbelieve in the principles of Ingsoc.” This anaphorically reveals his strong frustration and opposition against the party that is shared with Julia. A common and collective experience between the two. He was continuously growing until he was caught for being in a relationship with Julia. Once captured he is tortured using his worst fear of rats and in desperation calls out “Do it to Julia...not me...Julia.” His distress and agony signifies how his human spirit has broken down to nothing. Winston is no longer an anomaly nor is different from the rest of the members of the party. As now he is brainwashed and manipulated to believing the lies of the party, he has lost his sense to think for himself and believe the truth. Ultimately Winston loses all affection he had for Julia as he is now devoted to Big Brother “I love Big Brother. “ Winston has lost himself and his trajectory of rebellion has come to an end. Therefore when Winston’s human spirit was prevailing he had the ability to see the world for what it truly was as well as to think individually. The human spirit is a sense of strength, courage and motivation that individuals face.
George Orwell’s 1984 analyses Winston’s path of attaining a human experience. Living in an oppressed and totalitarian society Winstons is singled out with the rest of his society. Winstons becomes an anomaly and inconsistency of society as he is differentiated from the rest of his members through his thoughts, actions and needs. 1984 discusses Winston’s need for life, rebellious journey and the human spirit all which contribute to Winston’s ability to reach a human experience. Ultimately Orwell amplifies an universal need for collective resistance against dictatorship and totalitarianism. Orwell’s ideas transcend in today’s time as he highlights the need to rebel against authority as it is what makes it singular and differentiable in a society. Whether the outcome is successful or not is not the point, but rather the conscious power and understanding of one’s strength collectively utilised can have compelling denouements Once humans become aware of their potential, they have the strength to break out of the bounds of control.
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