1984 Charaktere, (Winston , Julia und O’Brien) PDF

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Eine Art Charakterisierung der frei Hauptcharaktere vom Buch 1984. Das ist eine Mitschrift vom Unterricht...

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George Orwell: 1984 Station 3: Characterisation Winston Smith

Julia

p. 110

p. 118

Age

39 Roles, social background, family, job, interests

p. 7, 69, 120 Member of ministry of truth (Outter Party), smokes, loves books, he had a diary, rulebreaker, divorced/married(didn’t have children, she was submission to the party, father disappeared, his

Sb, 11 (e)

O‘Brien

p. 5f., 130, 136, 245ff, 248

The face of a forty-five man, smallish, frail ,heavy black mustache,

varicose ulcer above right his ankle, brown stain above his ankle, very fair hair, his face naturally sanguine, roughened skin, dark eyes, pale and meager body varicose veins on his calves, discolored patch over his ankle looks better during his relationship with Julia and looks better

48 or 50

p. 12, 118 Member of Outer Party in the Ministry of Truth, lives with 30 girls in a hostel

p. 13, 151f Member of the Inner Party, holder of some important and remote post, lives comparably luxuriously

mother became spiritless

Outward appearance

p. 222

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p. 12, 129 Bold- looking , thick hair, freckled face , swift movements uses makeup for Winston

p. 13, 221f A large, burly man with a thick neck and a coarse, humorous, brutal face, pouches under the eyes, tired lines from nose to chin, he wears black overalls, ->are supposed to give him an authoritative air

a drawn in look, bald,

Main traits

p. 13 , 136 Had only a dim idea of its nature,, rebelliousness and fatalism,desperate , isolated , new hope through Julia , naive, feels drawn towards O’Brian

Actions, behaviour

p. 10, 154, 156 Writes a diary, dinks alcohol, illegal affair with Julia,

Seems to conform to the system , not educated but clever, doesn’t like

during torture “Stockholm” - like

books, practical person

behavior double faced

p. 98, 106, 124

p. 221, 225f

Gives Winston a love letter,

Pretend to be connected to

joins the Brotherhood and swears to always work for it

knows where to hide for dates

the Brotherhood

p. 7, 63, 146, 154

Hates the party, gives himself false hope, believes he will be caught no matter what - has to continue to rebel

Doesn’t like his environment, has to hide his personality, sees himself as single, helpless individual, remembers his sister and mother because of Julia, resistance to party grows

Influences from the past

p. 13, 221f, 226ff Mysterious, Someone to talk to,

commits crimes (“DOWN WITH BIG BROTHERS”), even when he has to harm others

Mood, thoughts and feelings

p. 111, 119, 121, 133

p. 7, 63, 146ff

p. 111, 124, 138, 139, 141 Knows how to behave not to be noticed, lives in the moment, doesn’t believe in brotherhood because of no

p. 217, 231 Loyal to the party, seems to be obsessed with Winston, cruel

importance to her, “rebel from the waist downwards”

p. 119f

n. i.

Cannot really remember his childhood, suppression of

History of sexual affairs

past;shame

Relationship with others

p. 127, 150f, 259, 263f (Julia) p. 158 (O’Brien)

O’Brien works in the Ministry of Truth (is in love with O’Brien because he stops his pain, admires him)

Julia in the end

Function in the story

Draw your own conclusion.

p. 127, 150f, 234, 263f Relationship with Winston, loyal to one another , betrays Winston in the end

Draw your own conclusion.

Protagonist, represents an average

First seen as danger, then

person, used to set an example for power

Winston’s love, mirrors/ challenge

of party

Winston’s thoughts & feelings

p. 13, 160 First sort of indifferent, later: appears like trustworthy friend to Winston

Draw your own conclusion. Represents party and their values...