1984 Part 3 - Chapter 5

Everyone is afraid of something and is willing to do more to avoid what that thing might be, in Winston's case his fear is rats. This is the Party's last attempt to "cure" him takes place in room 101. Winston is faced with cages of starving rats waiting to feast. Winston finally broke down and shouted “Do it to Julia! Not me!”.

Under extreme circumstances people resort to extreme solutions. Many revolutions occur from this pattern, if theres a problem people will sacrifice to fix it. In Winston's situation his only choice is given up his last hope and betraying Julia to save himself.

In the end Winston and Julia's attempt to rebel was demolished by the secret police and the Party's desire to absolute power and eliminating the human race is one step closer.

1984 Part 3 - Chapter 4

Two plus two equals five, Winston tried to educate himself the way the Party wants but it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks. He convinced himself to believe the Party slogans but he could not love the Party, Winston's heart belonged to Julia and it was his last piece of hope.

Winston is told he is making good progress in rehabilitation however, the information is useless because Winston is just convincing himself to do what he is told, he can't change what he feels and knows.

1984 Part 3 - Chapter 3

Love is powerful, no matter how powerful you are you cannot control how people feel. O'Brien has broken all aspects of Winston physically and mentally but after severe torture he can't make Winston stop loving Julia. The Party's goal is achieving absolute power but they cannot control how people feel, instead they manipulate you into believing what they want you to believe. This is similar to the Nazi Party propaganda used to turn Germans against Jews to gain support.

Slogans such as war is peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength are the same methods the Nazi's used to brainwash the population. Once your in power and can control the press, you control information. If your being told something by the government and they supply information(even false) to back it up the ideas are being forced on you. The only problem the Party has with Winston is they can't destroy his love for Julia but they wont give up until Winston gives in and obeys the Party.

Winston demonstrates how powerful love is by refusing to give into the Party and torture. No matter how much they hurt him they cannot change the way he feels towards his loved one.

1984 Part 3 - Chapter 2

Winston' heart raced as he began to feel ill, his stomach turned and his face burned a hot red. He sat there hopelessly as the man he once believed to be a friend torture him. O’Brien tells Winston that he is there to be cured of his mental illness. O'Brien wont stopping torturing until they have "broke him". There is no escape, when the Party is done with him he wont be a full human anymore. The justice system in 1984 has a terrible rehibilitation system for its prisoners.

In real life when you've been put into a rehilbilitation program the goal of that program is one day you will be able to come out of it and fit into society. In the world of 1984, rehilbition methods are forms of torture to munipulate you into buying into the Partys beliefs. The outcome of this method isn't a person ready to be put back into society. The person is instead broken down until they become what they are tortured into being. This shows the Party's lack of concern for its peoples, its more worried about repressing the citizens to benifit those on top of administration.

The methods used on prisioners in 1984 are similar to many dictatorships. The methods are cruel and inhumane, neither ways a governement should govern. Winston is left in a brainwashed state, he asks questions about Julia and the brotherhood but is mocked by O'Brien whose answers give Winston no hope.

After being traumatized from the torture, Winston will never be the same. He is no longer Winston, he is who the Party tells him and he only knows what he is told. The Party has to question its methods because they leave prisoners in a worse state than before and its doing nothing to benifit society.

1984 Part 3 - Chapter 1

You can never be too sure who is on your side and who isn't, Winston learns this the hard way. After already finding out Mr.Charrington was secretly working for the thought police, he sees O'Brien in prison who also turns out to be a secret member.

George Orwell uses foreshadowing when Winston says he knows he will be eventually caught by the thought police, its just a matter of time before they find him. His love and affection for Julia has made him careless. At first, Winston would rebel by writing down his thoughts in a journal. As he fell more in love with Julia he spent less attention to detail to avoid suspicion from the thought police.

Winston's passion is ironically his poison. His rebellions which caused him to feeling great feelings hes never felt before now leave him in a cell waiting to be tortured as he starves to death. The person(O'Brien) who Winston believed to be a member of the brotherhood and had similar desires to be anti-party was actually on the opposite side fighting to catch political criminals.

1984 Part 2 - Chapter 8-10

Winston and Julia arrived at O'Brien's house together, they were surprised to talk without the presence of the telescreens. O'Brien and the newly recruited members of the Brotherhood discussed their conspiracy and Winston was directed the instructions to get a copy of Emmanuel Goldstein's book. The book explains why Oceania is at war and how all superpowers (Eurasia, Eastasia and Oceania) possess atomic weapons but have never used in warfare. This is similar to the Cold War where the United States and the Soviet Union both had nuclear warheads but neither used against the other in battle.

Similar to the superpowers in 1984, the United States and the Soviet Union knew the how powerful their weapons. The difference between the story and the Cold War is the superpowers in 1984 didn't want the war to end because The Party used the war to control the population and maintain ultimate power.

George Orwell probably used the Cold War reference because it is commonly known and recent history that people can relate to. This makes his story easier to understand the concepts of the story. Also the close reference to the war gives the reader an image they can easily picture to help clarify whats going on in the world of 1984.

1984 Part 2 - Chapter 3

As Winston and Julia's relationship grew stronger so did their involvement as Party members. Winston did voluntary work to get rid of any suspicion while Julia's record was flawless and was employed in the pornography department which was the strictest and most confidential.

Julia sees her struggle with the party as a battle of wits, the Party wanted to stop you from having a good time, if you were smart enough, you outwitted them and had a good time anyway. Winston and Julia begin to discuss how the Party tries to make everyone the same as one another, only few avoid being cloned like the rest. However they still believe sooner or later the thought police will catch up to their involvement with each other.

Julia's attempt to get the most out of life is a great example of courage to stand up in what you believe in. Aware that eventually she will be caught her unwillingness to be converted like the rest is enough motivation to achieve a personal life.

1984 Part 2 - Chapter 2

It was a great relief to Winston when the girl arrived in the country at the arranged meeting place. When Winston finally saw her he felt inadequate, she was beautiful and much younger than he was. Everything was happening how Winston had hoped. The girls name was Julia, when she told Winston she enjoyed the act of sex he became very excited.

After, Winston saw Julia as no longer pure love and there act had been a declaration of rebellion. Sex is a form of protest to the Party. The rebellion is similar to the uprise on Manor Farm when the animals took over. Both events are similar to when the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia during the October Revolution phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917.

1984 Part 2 - Chapter 1

While walking in the corridors Winston crossed path with the girl from the ministry of truth. In attempt to avoid the girl Winston walked without looking at her, he tripped and fell and hit her already ready injured arm. Unsure whether to help her Winston's sympathy lead him to assist her. While thanking him, the girl dropped a note in Winston's pocket.

Winston knew the letter had a message of some importance on it so he was careful to read in fear of the thought police. When he finally opened the message it read "I Love You". This was all Winston could dream for however, it would be very difficult to speak to her without drawing attention to the thought police.

The idea of no privacy at all isn't imaginable. Despite all the consequences of being caught, Winston's demonstrates true love by taking huge risks for the simplest thing such as touching hands.

1984 - Part 1

Winston Smith lives in London contained in the superstate Oceania, formally known as Great Britain. Oceania is a totalitarian state of omnipresent, two-way television surveillance. Oceania's citizens have no right either to a personal life or to personal thoughts. All leisure and pleasure are controlled by "Big Brother". The Party is run by four ministry buildings: the Ministry of Truth, which manages news, entertainment, education and fine arts as related to the Party, the Ministry of Peace, which manages war, the Ministry of Love, which manages law and order, and the Ministry of Plenty, which manages economic affairs. Citizens are blinded with propaganda such as "War Is Hate" which is displayed in concrete structure on the ministry buildings. The thought police are in control of finding those who are disloyal.

Life in the world of 1984 is a creepy feeling to imagine. George Orwell's opinion of being monotered by cameras all the time is slowly becoming a part of the world we live in. After reading part 1 of the story, I've began to observe survellence cameras and monitors in more places than I would've imagined. The idea of no independence or independent thought is outrageous because it abolishes originality and being unique. In 1984 people live in fear of the thought police, people are slowly turning into clones run by a computer.

In conclusion, life in 1984 can be summarized with the quote "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU" which is a frightning thought which could soon be reality.

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