Winston’s Redemption in Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four

Abstract

Nineteen Eighty-Four is a political satire against the totalitarian government by the famous British writer George Orwell, one of the “Anti-Utopia Trilogy.” It depicts the destruction of Winston’s personality under the violence of war, lies, government surveillance, and physical restraint, and satirizes the dark and fearful totalitarian government. This paper will briefly elaborate on the previous studies on the novel. Then, the paper will explore Winston’s attempts at various forms of redemption in a society, resisting totalitarian oppression and ideological control. The far-reaching social and political significance of his redemptive acts will also be discussed.