Question

Analyze the development of a complex character in a story you've read. In your analysis, focus on at least one interaction this character has with another character, his or her role in the plot, and his or her character arc. Be sure to introduce your ideas in a way that helps the reader understand the story's plot, use precise language and specific examples from the story, and end the response with a concluding statement. The story you analyze may be a reading from this course. Alternatively, the story may be from outside the course, or from another course.

Answer 1

The character is Winston Smith from 1984, by George Orwell.

Step-by-step explanation:

Winston is the main character of the story. He works at the Ministry of Truth, he is in charge of modifying press articles, deleting photos and so on. He does these things on command of government people close to Big Brother: the totalitarian dictator.

Winston from the start is very skeptic about the regime, but he can only do so inside his mind, only in his thoughts he is free, since everything about his life and work is controlled by the government.

Winston meets a woman named Jhulia and they start a relationship. They meet at a clandestine place, but one day they are discovered.

Winston is taken to the Ministry of Love, where he is tortured for several months. Finally, he gives in and becomes a follower of Big Brother and his totalitarian government, not only in practice, but also in his mind: he becomes convinced that he has always loved Big Brother.

As we can see, the character development of Winston is opposite to that of most stories: instead of winning and developing a better personality, Winston recedes and becomes a drone of the system. He serves as a proof that a totalitarian system can override even the most free-thinking mind, which is the warning that Orwell tries to deliver in this work.