Dystopian Journal # 3

Topic B

Winston is the main character of 1984. He is the dystopian protagonist and becomes a victim of the society. The society's oppression of any emotion against the Party becomes a great burden for him near the end of the novel. He is locked away into the Ministry of Love for committing thoughtcrime, in this way he is oppressed by the society. He is tortured by OBrian, who is a power figure throughout the book, respected by Winston. He tricks Winston into becoming part of the Brotherhood in order to get him to commit thoughtcrime. Winston then has his mind slowly destroyed by the torture process that is used in Oceania, the slow, mentally taxing torture process breaks him down into admitting automatically any crime he is accused of, and actually believing that he had commited the crime. This eventually breaks him down to the point where, after the ultimate torture in Room 101, he even feels love towards Big Brother. This is the worst instance in which the society destroys his final instincts to hate the society. This is why the society is so effective, it creates an environment in which, it is impossible to rebel, and therefore create the perfect society for its own existence. It is impossible for this society to fall within itself, the only way that it could fall is by an attack by another, outside nation.