Both Huxley and Orwell were concerned to demonstrate the dangers of the destruction of individuality and its consequences. They had to construct their novels in such a way that characters and action would be meaningful and focus on the message transmitted. Orwell named his character after Winston Churchill and added the common name – Smith. The action of the novel is built around him; therefore, to fully understand the book we need to understand Winston. His frailty is emphasized from the very beginning; he has a small, meager body, a varicose ulcer on his ankle; what is surprising about his description is that he has to take the stairs slowly, with frequent rests, although he is only thirty-nine. The contrast with the enormous face on Big Brother and even with the other characters is obvious. O'Brien is a solid, well-built man while Julia is healthy and athletic. We also find out that he works for the Ministry of Truth in London, the chief city of Airstrip One. But the most important thing in this description is that we are told of his fear of the Thought Police, of the power the Party bears over him. It is a power which cannot be escaped because it is psychological and which can determine Winston to completely participate in the Two Minutes Hate although he tries desperately to resist it.
             "In a lucid moment, Winston found that he was shouting with the others and kicking his heel violently against the rung of his chair. The horrible thing about the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but, on the contrary, that it was impossible to avoid joining it. Within thirty seconds any pretense was always unnecessary. A hideous ecstasy of fear and vindictiveness, a desire to kill, to torture, to smash faces in with a sled-hammer, seemed to flow through the whole group of people, like an electric current, turning one even against one's will into a grimacing, screaming lunatic" (Part One). Orwell tries to say to his r...