Syme

Syme is a philologist and Winston’s acquaintance. Throughout the novel, he is working on the adjectives section for the Eleventh Edition of the Newspeak Dictionary. Winston recognises that Syme is quite intelligent, but he is vocal about his opinions on the Party, which leads Winston to believe that one day, Syme will be vapourised by the Thought Police, and indeed, as we find out, that is exactly what happens.