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.
