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Film and Text - V for Vendetta

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1. The characters Evey and Winston Smith have many similarities and differences. Evey lives a life of relative freedom compared to unfortunate Winston Smith. Winston is in the outer party, simply surviving a persistent routine that is being watched by the police. Evey has a life outside the government and works at a TV station. The similarities that Evey and Winston have are that they both despise the government’s rules, both were party members, they both worked for the party. Evey and Winston were both disobedient. If Winston and Evey were not disobedient than they would follow the rules and do things that they should not be doing, for example Winston keeping a diary and Evey not going out after curfew. The differences between Evey and Winston are that they both live in a dystopian world. Evey lived in a world where there was civil war and utter chaos. Winston lived in a world where there was war going on that was constantly happening and the living conditions were terrible. The second difference was that Evey was a hero because she fought against the government and won the battle. Winston is not a hero because even though he was against the government, at the end he eventually loved everything about the government. The last difference between the two characters is that Evey is being tortured by the government into betraying V. Although we see that V was the one who was behind the torment of Evey, she does not give in and betray him. On the other hand, in 1984, both Winston and Julia betray each other during their custody. This change in storyline led to Evey becoming apart of the cause, in terms of overthrowing the government. Winston and Julia's actions in 1984 led to their mutual downfall, and the end of their plans for deposing Big Brother and the government. 2. Realistically, London, England is a beautiful city. In 1984 and in V for Vendetta, London is described as a dark, frightening and miserable place. In the novel 1984, Lon

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