浅谈1984主人公温斯顿人性的破灭与维持

Abstract1984 is a political novel written by the British left-wing writer George Orwell. It depicts an imaginary totalitarian society, the ultimate goal of which is power, where people will feel suffocated and scary about the society. The totalitarian society maintains its ruling order through a cult of personality to the leaders and hatred for the enemy both at home and abroad. The protagonist of this novel Winston is the first person who dare to express his real thoughts through keeping a dairy. Although there are language constriction such as Newspeak, mental slavery involving the Thought Police and the totalitarian rule of Big Brother, and some other extreme restrictions on human emotion and nature, the protagonist has always resisted all the injustices he suffered in the society.This thesis will mainly introduce the author, synopsis and viewpoints of the novel 1984, and discuss the destruction and maintenance of Winston’s humanism in accordance with the post-colonialism theory. Through intensive study on the writing purpose of the author, it can be concluded that this novel not only indicates the destruction of human nature by totalitarianism, but also shows the author’s thorough criticism and profound thinking on the essence of humanity imprison. In addition, the author attempts to awaken the readers’ enthusiasm to life through describing Winston’ pursuit of mother's love, sweet affection, and his love to life.Key Words: totalitarianism; destruction of humanism; maintenance of humanism摘 要《 1984 》是英国左翼作家乔治 · 奥威尔描写的政治小说 。小说刻画了一个令人感到窒息和恐怖的，以追逐权力为最终目标的假想的极权主义社会，以对领袖的个人崇拜和对国内外敌人的仇恨维持社会的运转。小时主人公温斯顿是第一个敢于用写日记的方式表达自...