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Case Study: This week's Portfolio Milestone is in the form of a discussion. You will write a script about your thesis statement and main supporting points on the Portfolio Project prompt that you chose about 1984 -- "Character and Story" or "Theme and Story." The length of your script will be equal to a 1-2-minute talk. Use at least one direct quotation from the novel to support your main idea. To do that, explain how the direct quotation is evidence that your main idea is valid.

Prompt: In 1984 the protagonist, Winston, attempts to "stay human" in the face of a dehumanizing, totalitarian regime. What, according to Orwell, does it mean to be human? How does the governing body in 1984 exploit certain tendencies, weaknesses, and even strengths that human beings possess in order to, ironically, control and dehumanize humankind? Based on Winston's fate, what is Orwell ultimately arguing (advocating, criticizing and/or warning against)?