Dystopian Protagonist

Kyle Petras

2/15/16

Gubanich

Western Lit.

Blog #5

Both 1984 and Brave New World, there are dystopian connections. To go even deeper, there are dystopian protagonist connections. Both stories share a main protagonist, Winston from 1984, and Bernard from Brave New World. There are connections from their emotions to their interactions in society. Both live and take place in a futuristic society, and the cool thing is, both authors wrote them in the past. So, in both stories it is interesting to see how they interpret the future. Now, to get into more detail about the protagonists, lets talk about Winston and Bernard and their connections.

In 1984 and Brave New World, both societies take place in the future. Winston and Bernard are the main protagonists of each story. Both see their worlds differently. Winston overthinks things and is curious of things that happen behind the scenes, and Bernard seems to be annoyed and gloomy wanting to break free from his world. Both seem like they want to rebel. In both societies, there is a higher being. In 1984, there is big brother, and in Brave New World, there is Ford. The two protagonists are seen as weird in their societies. They both are the “outcast”. They are odd and in a sense rebellious.

Winston and Bernard both have a “love interest” or woman who goes along with them. Winston has Julia and Bernard has Lenina. Both ladies follow behind Winston and Bernard through the stories. There is also a loving relationship between both.

There are many connections between both characters. They both live in dystopian societies in the future. They both want to leave or rebel against their governments and break free. They are also both seen as strange and odd. These connections boil down to the definition of a dystopian protagonist.