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1984 - Winston Smith as Misogynistic and Paranoid


Approaching Winston's mind with a physiological point of view, it can be said that his childhood plays an important role on his current self. As revealed in Part Two, Winston's early childhood consisted of his primarily his mother and feeble sister. Winston lived a life of guilt because of abandoning his family. This relates to his anger towards women because anger is an emotion often used to cover up guilt, which in this scenario is displaying anger to cover up the guilt of abandoning his family.
             Though fate leads Winston to a heart breaking end, it is impossible to ignore the acts of courage he has displayed throughout the story. The single most courageous act which a member of Oceania could do was to stand up against the Party. Winston took the initiative and built up enough courage to perform this act. He knew as of then that he was one man against the entire government. Despite the possible consequences, he commits one of the most highly regarded crimes, Thoughtcrime, by writing down "DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER" (20) multitudes of times. The willingness to repeatedly commit thoughtcrime shows his courage against the Party. Winston commits numerous crimes for the sake of love while showing courage against the Party. Courage was shown when Winston decides to lead a sexual relationship with Julia at all means possible. Any act regarding to love and lust are disregarded by the Party, unless approved, therefore Winston once again breaks an important rule knowing the consequences. The renting of a room in Mr. Charrington's shop to continue his relationship with Julia is another act of courage for the sake of love. Love has turned into an important factor in his life as the novel goes on. Winston's courage is developed by multiple reasons. Winston's primary goal of life is to overthrow the Party and restore the pre-revolution era. He believes that all hope "lies in the Proles" (85) and success is possible if the Proles are willing to work together to do so.


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