The scene I chose is Winston writing in his journal. Winston starts off writing about the films he watched the night before and the Two Minute Hate and who he saw there, in particular O’Brian and how they are similar. After he loses his train of thought he looks back down to the page and realizes he has written “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER” all over the page.  Winston becomes very nervous because he knows he has committed Thought Crime and if anyone finds out what he wrote, he will be punished by the Thought Police. I chose this scene because I thought that is showed clearly how the Government is taking over everyone’s life and how they believe everyone should live.  The scene also shows that everyone is living in a totalitarian life style and Winston believes he is the only one who wants to change it because no one else is saying anything.

The character I chose is Winston Smith because he has shown many of his sides so early into the novel. Winston seems like the kind of person that tries to hide behind his appearance because he does not want to be noticed until he has something big to say. When he is at home, Winston turns his back to the telescreen because he does not want the Party to be able to see into his personal life. Winston wants everyone to know what the government is trying to do to them but no one seems to pay attention. Winston does not like the Party and tries to test them to see how much they can take. I chose Winston because I believe he is going to try to make changes throughout the novel and the picture I chose goes along with that because I feel like he is going to try and do something he probably should not do.