1984 Character Analysis

In 1984 by George Orwell all of the characters intriguing with their motivations. Winston Smith, O'brien, Goldstein, Big Brother, the kids and many more have different motivations within the book and the part they play. One of the more interesting characters are the kids. Their motives being pleasing the person they look up to, completing the game and winning, and being sponges and doing the only thing they are taught. The kids are drawn to pleasing who ever they look up to, that being Big Brother. The reason for this is children find this older figure that is impressive to them, and wants to be like them.To the children Big Brother is strong, empowering, and hero like, all of these characteristics draws kids in. Then when a child looks up to someone they want, please them, get their approval. Therefore, when Big Brother says to find the party members that don't believe in what he says and tell the police. He tells them that those people are spies that will hurt him and them. The kids automatically want to prove their worth and keep Big Brother safe. Another thing that Big Brother does when the kids find a spy is praise them and that's what encourages them to keep finding spies. Thus leading into the game, it becomes to find spies and get the most praise.

Kids in general have a thick competitive streak and a higher love for winning. That meaning if you put kids against each other for a common goal, such as finding a certain type of people with the same reward that being praise, they will try everything to be better than the other kids who they knew since birth and have strong bonds with. They also have been shown to be wild complete savages. They won't listen to their parents only the manager of the game that being Big Brother. The Kids just become obsessed with this game that they have been raised with since birth leading to them being