Talk:Winston Smith
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Don't the names "Winston" and "Smith" have conflicting class associations in England? Doesn't that tend to make the name sound incongruous and unlikely to British ears? 206.106.76.55 22:36, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
Not as far as I'm aware. Smith is an exceedingly common name. Aim Here 22:37, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
is there any sort of source whatsoever that he was probably named after Winston Churchill? I mean, could be I'm not denying it, but you can't just write "probably x" without any evidenceOreo man 17:26, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
I've re-worded it. Winston is from Winston Churchill, but Smith is just because it is one (if not, the) most common surnames in Britain. This is just to provide a juxtaposition of hero and normality. Greggykins 18:52, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Category:Fictional traitors
any objection to adding this category? --Spencer "The Belldog" Bermudez | (Complain here) 11:27, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Category:Fictional Anarchists?
Although Orwell himself could arguably have sympathized with anarchism at some point in his life, I know of no evidence that he intended for Winston Smith to be an anarchist, overtly or covertly. Evidence for this should be provided within this article, or it should be removed from the category. Cast 1:01, 9 Decemer 2006
