Characters

=**Characters in 1984**=

====**Winston Smith:** The main protagonist of the novel, Winston Smith is a thin, frail, 39 year old member of the Outer-Party of Oceania. He hates and resents the dictatorship in which he lives, and tries to rebel in any way that he can. He externally conforms to society as to avoid being captured and killed, but he revels in his internal world of dreams, writing, and speculations about the past.==== Winston as portrayed by John Hurt in the film version of //1984//.

====**Julia:** Winston's 26 year old lover and a worker in the fiction department of the Ministry of Truth. She despises The Party just like Winston, but she views life in a much different way. She doesn't pose any moral diatribes toward The Party, she simply wants to do what she enjoys. Her rebellion is on a more personal level.==== Julia as portrayed by Suzanna Hamilton in the film version of //1984//.

**O'Brien:** A mysterious member of the Inner Party who Winston seems to feel a strange connection to. Throughout the book Winston and the reader wonder where his loyalties really are.
O'Brien as portrayed by Richard Burton in the film version of //1984//.

====**Big Brother:** The omnipresent supreme ruler of Oceania. His likeness is evident all throughout London. He is on posters, currency, and telescreens. Though he likely does not exist, he has a constant influence and symbol of fear and power in Oceania.==== Big Brother as portrayed by Bob Flag in the film version of //1984//.

====**Emmanuel Goldstein:** Another character who may or may not actually exist. According to The Party, he is the leader of the underground rebellion known as The Brotherhood. He is considered the number one enemy of The Party. During the day workers participate in the Two Minutes Hate in which they can express all of their rage and fear at his likeness.==== Emmanuel Goldstein as portrayed by John Boswall in the film version of //1984//.