1984 By George Orwell: Character Analysis

In the novel, 1984, by George Orwell, Winston Smith was having an illegal affair with a woman by the name of Julia. The relationship continued in “secret” for several months. Little did the two know, but they were being watched and followed by members of the thought police. Winston and Julia said that if they were ever caught, they would never betray the other. Once they are caught and separated, they are both tortured for months. Eventually Winston gave up Julia (Orwell). Now, I am being charged for betraying my Companion Cube while playing the video game Portal (Portal). This causes a question to arise. Did I commit murder when throwing the cube into the incinerator or when we attempted to kill GlaDOS? A significant amount of evidence suggests that the answer to this question is no, therefore proving my innocence. The explanation of my innocence involves determining whether or not GlaDOS and the Companion Cube are humans, and if I was consciously aware what I was doing. There are many similarities between Portal and 1984. Many of these similarities are seen in the most significant of places, such as the characters, but are also seen in …show more content…
Julia and the Companion Cube are similar in several ways. They are both the same in the fact that Julia and the Companion Cube were both partners with Winston and I. As previously stated, they were both given up and betrayed. Winston and I are both relatable because we both gave up our companions and we ended up both betraying them just to obey orders given by the Party and GlaDOS (Orwell 286) (Portal). We are different because Winston purposely rebelled and he consciously knew he was breaking the law, I on the other hand broke no laws intentionally. The outside forces were also different. I was an outside force, saying that we should throw the Cube into the incinerator, but Winston was being controlled by his fear of rats (Orwell