1984 character further analyses

1984 Characters, Further Analyses

We read the story from Winston’s point of view. He is not brain washed and the world therefore seems much more terrible than if the story was from another citizens point of view. Through his point of view, we, alongside Winston learn about the main aspect of the party – mind control. Winston writes a diary, which in our eyes challenges the powers of the party. So does his affair with Julia as well as joining the opposition Brotherhood party. He dos this because he wants to express in some form that he wants to be free from the party's oppression and so after writing the diary, he thinks the police will find out. This later makes him not care too much about doing illegal actions (although technically nothing was illegal as there was no official laws, there were de facto rules instead) such as trusting both Mr. Charrington along with O'Brien. When Winston is in jail, we find out that the police and the state were surveilling Winston for the past few years. Under this regime, Winston often keeps giving himself false hope, knowing what exactly he is doing.

Julia is the only character we know that supports The Brotherhood. However, she doesn't do it for morale views such as Winston, she does it for her entertainment and unlike Winston, doesn't thin about it too much and tries to make her life as best as she can. Rather, than rebelling, her main concerns are having set and not getting caught by the party. Winston knows their relationship will probably not last long whereas Julia has no plans of finishing her pleasure and enjoyment. 

After it is reveled that O'Brien actually tricked Winston that he was a member of The Brotherhood,

he is the main figure involved in the torturing of Winston. However, unlike other characters about who we fin more and more about through the book, there is stronger sense of growing mystery about O'Brien which is what makes him such a mysterious and very interesting character. We assume that he actually believes in the party's ideology, as Winston claims to sense it in his tone. In fact, the novel keeps O'Brien as a character we will never really know.