Analysis Of The Book 1984 By George Orwell - 968 Words

The book, 1984 by George Orwell, is about the external and internal conflicts that take place between the two main characters, Winston and Big Brother and how the two government ideas of Democracy and totalitarianism take place within the novel. Orwell wrote the novel around the idea of communism/totalitarianism and how society would be like if it were to take place. In Orwell’s mind democracy and communism created two main characters, Winston and Big Brother. Big Brother represents the idea of the totalitarian party. In comparison to Big Brother, Winston gives and represents the main thought of freedom, in the novel Winston has to worry about the control of the thought police because he knows that the government with kill anyone who†¦show more content†¦Winston s current situation working there is the major factor which lets him realize how Big brothers hold back the peoples opportunity to freedom. However, Winston keeps his thoughts and hate about Big Brother and t he party for his own secret in his diary because the party will not allow anyone keeping a rebellious idea. After a while Big Brother realizes Winston’s suspicious behavior and has an individual named O’Brien sent to watch over Winston. O’Brien is a very smart man from the Ministry of truth, who is a member of the inner party (the higher class). Winston comes to trust him and shares his inner secrets and ideas about the rebellion against Big Brother. O Brien tells Winston about a man named Emmanuel Goldstein whom claims to know the leader of the rebels against Big Brother. This also promises Winston to get a copy of the book he Longley desires. Suddenly O’Brien goes against Winston as Big Brother had already planned. Showing major secretive external conflict. The main external conflict takes place when Winston is caught by Big Brother and taken into a place known where there is no darkness, where multiple innocent people from the society or â€Å"criminals† in big brothers mind are taken to be tortured and questioned until they answer what big brother desires. This place as referenced in the novel is known as Room 101. Winston gets tortured mentally for weeks on end to the point where Winston will do anything for Big Brother, and will and