Dystopian Journal #3: Topic: B
The character i will focus on is Winston. Winston is the protagonist trying to resist his society. Winston is a victim of this society. This society does not allow you to have emotions except Hate, the society has realized it can not directly incapacitate the feeling of love, so in place they keep the general populous focused on hating an enemy of the party. Not only is Winston suppressed in this way they are also rationed low quality food and other luxury items we have the choice to enjoy today. There is always a shortage of razor blades so men must shave with blunt razors. Winston then decides to resist his society. He does this by joining a supposed society that is trying to achieve the downfall of the party. Winston also being to have a relationship with Julia which is also something technically a crime against the party. However in the end Winston and Julia get caught. They are then sent to the ministry of love where they are eventually brainwashed and tortured. Both of their rebelions are completely unsucesful and their consequences are torture. Winston becomes weak from the lack of food, constant work, and torture he recieves while in the ministry of love. Finally Winston is sent to room 101. In this room holds everybodies greates fear, for Winston this was rats. So they put a mask on his face full of hungry rats and would release them until he would turn in Julia. In the end he did, and the party won, and brought Winston back to society as a normal functioning person.
Word Count:268
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