New Man

In chapter 4, Winston begins to realize many things such as, how pitiful his body is, and that he cannot be helped unless he makes himself believe what the party has to say. Winston says, "He began to write the thoughts that came to his head. He wrote fist in large clumsy capitals: FREEDOM IS SLAVERY" (Orwell 277). Winston begins to accept everything that the party has said and done. All of his dedication to keeping himself sane and not letting Big Brother corrupt him was forgotten about because he was brainwashed and convinced himself that it was right. Orwell states,"He accepted everything. The past was alterable. The past never had been altered" (Orwell 277). Not only did Winston believe these things, he didn't want to go against the Party like he had before. This change in the book is very surprising to me and i didn't see the Ministry of Love being like this on the inside.

A Real Claim- Section 3 Chapter 3

Throughout the novel Winston struggles with who and what to believe. Winston knew the consequences of betraying the Insoc society when he started writing in his diary. He accepted the actions of what he was doing and that he put himself where he is. O'Brien explains this to him when he says, "No, Winston, you reduced yourself to it. This is what you accepted when you set yourself up against the Party. It was all contained in that first act. Nothing has happened that you did not foresee." This quote clearly explains how Winston got where he is and it shows that he still has not accepted the fact that the Insoc society is right, thus his torture continues. The reader can see that Winston has not accepted it, when he says, “I don't care. In the end they will beat you. Sooner or later they will see you for what you are, and then they will tear you to pieces.” From this quote we can see that Winston is stubborn and knew what he was doing. At this point in the novel he truly believes what he was doing was right.

Forced to think whats not true

Chapter 2 of book three is all about making your mind believe things that are not necessarily true. While Winston is being tortured by O'Brien, O'Brien asks, "how many fingers am I holding up?" Winston knowing that he is only holding up four, says five, because he is forced to believe what the party says. This shows that even a person like Winston, a very strong believer of his opinions, can change his mind very quickly when it comes to harsh treatment or torture. The reason for this is because it makes your mind insane. Also, Winston says, "who controls the past controls the future, and who controls the present controls the past." This quote is saying that since the party controls the past, they can make or change anything that will happen in the future. Since the party said the past was terrible, they are trying to show the people that they have liberated it and made it better when that is a lie. Even though Winston might not want to believe that untrue, he knows he is in a bind and has no way out.

What is the party's motivation

O'brian, in the third chapter, explains that party does not care about the good of the people but they seek power for themselves. The party puts their want for power over happiness and comforts. O'brian tells this to WInston and says, "We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power. Not wealth or luxury or long life or happiness: only power, pure power." This quote reveals the true nature of the party's actions, that they are only to gain power. They strip all people of comforts to keep them in control and because the outer party members are subject to this it shows how the party is depriving itself of luxuries to gain power. This quotes diction reveals malice in the tone of how O'brian speaks, as he focuses on pure power and tells that the party doesn't care about the well being of the people. O'brian explains the future of the party, " There will be no loyalty, except loyalty to the party. There will be no love, except the love of big brother." This quote shows how the party wants total power over everything. They say they are wiping out all the pleasure and joy in life so that there is no chance of opposition from the people, giving them the total power they desire only for themselves.

Cracking under Pressure

In Book 3 of 1984, Winston "accepted everything" that had been told to him. Everything that he had believed and was told by O'Brien was falsified into this new knowledge. In the book itself, Winston tells us "He accepted everything. The past was alterable. The past never had been altered." After being tortured by O'Brien, Winston finally agrees with everything he says. Even though previously Winston believed that he would always be stronger than everyone else, he was eventually cracked by O'Brien. Previously, Winston told Julia that he would always conquer, and help the revolution, but now in Room 101, he is shown, confessing everything even things he didn't do. O'Brien tortured Winston to the point where hebelieved that "He remembered remembering contrary things, but those were false memories, products of selfdeception." Orwell represents O'Brien as a ruthless, and deceptive torturer very well. O'Brien was good enough at his position, he could recruit members, then torture them, without their knowledge. It can be seen in this passage, and ones before it, that Winston fully believes what O'Brien was, and is, telling him. Everything that Winston believed, was proven wrong, all through a little bit of talking, and a lot of pain.

A New Man

In Chapter four, we finally see Winston making a transformation into a normal Party citizen. After the endless sessions of torture and persuasion in Room 101, Winston is finally caving to the relentless power of O'Brien and the Though Police. Winston's realization to accept the terms of Big Brother comes in the middle of the chapter when he thinks to himself,"He hardly knew why he ever rebelled. Everything was easy..." Winston has finally come to realize that even if he doesn't completely agree with the Party's ways, life would be much easier if he would just go with the flow and do or believe whatever he is told. It is sort of sad that he is just now realizing this because if he had before he even tried any acts against the Party he still would be living his normal, peaceful life behind his desk at the Ministry of Truth. We see Winston trying to physically convince himself to agree with the the Party when he starts to write on the paper he was given. "FREEDOM IS SLAVERY...TWO AND TWO MAKE FIVE...GOD IS POWER" All of these phrases were words that O'Brien had pumped into Winston's head during a session in Room 101. By writing this, we see that Winston has completely given up on the idea of taking down Big Brother and is now trying to make up for lost time by showing O'Brien that he is willing to accept the Party. Although he has not been completely brainwashed yet, Winston is certainly on his way to becoming yet another robot controlled by Big Brother.

Contradiction of Trust and Betrayal

In the tenth chapter, book 2 of the "1984" novel written by George Orwell, the most significant approach is the theme of trust and betrayal.
Winston and Julia were staying in the room above Mr Charrington's room to have some time for themselves. They just got up and put cloths on while looking at a woman singing outside the window. A telescreen started talking to them and both were shocked. They knew this was their end. The house was surrendered and shortly after the room was filled with solid men in black uniforms. Someone had smashed the paperweight into smaller pieces. Winston thought "How small, how small it always was!", showing that the paperweight was unsafe and tiny. It represented their own little world and Winston just realized that it was silly to think they would have a chance to survive for a long time. The word "small" shows that their world was so small compared to the Party and therefore didn't have any chance. The trust they had into their world was gone.
A few passages after that Mr Charrington is entering the room. His hair color had changed and his faces had undergone only tiny changes that had nevertheless made him completely different. The last sentence in Book 2 saying "It occurred to Winston that for the first time in his life he was looking, with knowledge, at a member of the Though police.", showing that his trust and believe in Mr. Charrington being a prole has swept away. It shows the betrayal that Mr Charrington just acted like he was a prole, but never has been. Winston's "perfect" plan of having a good time with his love Julia got destroyed.