1984 by george orwell which modern day equivalent (fictional character or actual person) is like winston smith? this is part of a project i am working on and for the life of me i can't some up with someone similar. we have recently discussed winston and edward snowden being similar but i don't want to base half of my project on something we have already done. if anyone can leave suggestions, that would be great!

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When looking deeply into the characteristics of the character Winston Smith within the novel _1984_ by George Orwell, we can see that he has plain, ordinary, and everyday qualities that make this character quite believable in terms of “this could be a real person.”   As such, it is possible for anyone to see himself or herself as Winston Smith, which makes the novel all the more believable.  One thing you could do (because the directions you provided do not state the modern day equivalent needs to be famous; however, it is always best to ask your teacher if this would be okay) is draw correlations between yourself and Winston Smith.  Again, the characteristics of Winston are such that it is possible for most readers to see elements of themselves within the character of Winston.  As such, you could be quite possible for you to present arguments for you seeing yourself as a modern day equivalent, and you would obviously know yourself better than anyone in existence (or fictional) so much so that the arguments for this equivalence could be quite strong.

romeo and juliet, family means a lot more than a husband, wife, and 2.5 kids. "family" means everyone from the head of the household down to the lowly servants—anyone who could possibly owe any the capulets or montagues loyalty. if you're thinking "street gang" or "mafia movie," you're not too far off. that's why romeo and juliet's little love affair isn't just going to get them grounded; it's a betrayal of absolutely everything—like dating someone from a rival school or, yeah, a rival gang. we might think of family as a place of refuse and security, but, in romeo and juliet, kinship is more often a source of danger and battle.

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