What's the Difference between Nineteen Eighty-Four the Book and 1984 the Movie?
In the Book |
In the Movie |
Winston Smith
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Winston Smith
Portrayed by: John Hurt
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O'brien
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O'Connor
Portrayed by: Richard Burton
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In the Book |
In the Movie |
O'Brien reveals that he is a member of the Brotherhood. |
It is not clear. |
Eurasia and Eastasia respectively follow the ideologies of Neo-Bolshevism and "Death-Worship". |
This isn't mentinoed.
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Winston is given an identical briefcase to his own that contains Goldstein's book. This is a pretext for getting the address to O'Brien's apartment. |
Winston is at O'Brien's apartment when he is given the book. It is disguised as a Newspeak dictionary. |
Winston's spirit is broken, and he submits to his love for Big Brother. |
Winston cannot bring himself to love Big Brother, though he was broken, his spirit was too strong.
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