Winston's Faith In 1984 George Orwell

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Does it matter to be alive or dead when you support the enemy?! Not for winston it doesn't. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, Winston Smith goes on a journey to find freedom for himself and the citizens of Oceania or from his controlling government. The government have always had more than enough resources and power to make their control overshadow the citizens’ independence and free speech. Winston, at the time, really thought that he could be the voice that encourages people to come together be the change of the history of the government. The government saw what Winston stood for and they feared it so they put him in a torture routine until he truly loved Big Brother. After the process, Winston really ended up loving the big brother which means that he will die sooner than later by being shot or such. Through a vivid direct quotes from credible sources, Winston's faith is explained as a limiting …show more content…

O’brien states that “the last step” is that winston must have to truly “love Big Brother”, not just “obey him” which reveals that the higher amount of love you have for Big Brother, the more ‘pure’ the government portrays you to be. O'brien also mentions that “everything will be cured sooner or later” and at the end when the government knows you’re clean minded and love Big Brother, they “shall shoot you” which supports my idea that at the end of the day winston was going to die. Winston’s death time was determined based on the moment he truly loves Big Brother. Winston states that his feet made “convulsive movements” under the table when the government won a war which convinced him that at that moment he really did love Big Brother. That was the last step to his journey which makes me highly believe after that moment he will either be vaporized or shot and Winston wouldn't really mind because the government has convinced him that the ‘pure’ way and is the only and best

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