Chapter VIII ViewPoint

In Chapter VIII, Winston enters O"Brien's house to meet him and talk to him. O"Brien says he's against the Party and he's disbelieves the principles of Ingsoc. In my opinion I do not believe that O'Brien against the party. I believe that O"Brien is making Winston comfortable by making him think that O"Brien is actually against the Party. He's manipulating Winston to believe in the Brotherhood by telling him there is no list or members in it. It's just and organization. O"Brien is making Winston and Julia comfortable by telling them that he's against the party and he's for Goldstein. When O"Brien asked Winston a number of question's that sounded like more of a dare rather than a question, Winston replied yes to all of them except the last one. He would do almost anything for the destruction and decline of Big Brother as well as The Party's method's. He answers all of O"Brien's questions "yes" as if he's going to sell himself to do anything to rid the existence of the party. He is so into the idea that he wants to destroy Big Brother and the Party that he would put sulphuric acid in a child's face.He would even lose his identity as well as his appearance to get rid of the Party. I believe that O"Brien is making Winston and Julia comfortable enough to trust him and later when he has enough information he will strike both of them.

Chapter VII Overview

In Chapter VII Winston wakes up from a horrifying dream that put guilt into his mind. He had a dream about his mother and how he tortured her by asking for more food. Since Winston father died Winston's mother was struggling so they lacked supply of living. Winston was very greedy in that period when he was less than 10 years old. When there was only one chocolate ration that could be cut into three quarters, Winston's mother gave 1 piece to him and another piece to his little sister that is very ill. Winston then jumped and swiftly took the chocolate ration piece from his little ill sister. Winston mother then screamed at Winston to give the ration back, however Winston fled out of his house while his mother was crying and hugging Winston ill dying little sister. Afterwards Winston came back to his house because of hunger, however he did not find his mother or sister and never saw them again. After that terrifying vision Winston stated the fact that the Party's has total control over you. No matter what you do, one thing or the other it does not make a difference. You would be vanished and no one will remember you and you won't be recorded in history. In other words you have been permanently deleted like a file in a computer. He thought about it after a while then realized that the Party can't control what you believe in, feelings, and perspective. Winston and Julia will always love each other no matter what happens because they cannot take away what you feel. The Party can't alter your feeling's or your perspective. It's something they would like to do and find a way to do, however they cannot do it.

Reaction to the events in Chapter VI

In chapter VI Winston finally meets O'Brien. They both have a discussion of NewSpeak and the tenth edition. A memory of Syme was also inquired by O'Brien, however that was thought crime because Syme never existed. The thought police would be on your tail for doing something like that. O'Brien told Winston to pick up the tenth edition of NewSpeak at his house. He took out a gold ink pencil and a small leather cover notebook and wrote his address in front of a telescreen. After a while Winston realized his future at hand. He knew what the next step was The Ministry Of Love. His body felt as if he was in the he was in the brink of death. He knew his future. He felt as if their was no hope. In my opinion O'Brien wouldn't be affected by thought crime because he is part of the inner party. He runs the thought police or he may be the thought police. I believe that O'Brien had a memory of Syme and wrote his address in front of the telescreen on purpose to make Winston react in a way that will make himself feel as if he is already dead.

Chapter 5 Summary

Chapter 5 mainly talks about Winston's thoughts as well perspective of Julia and Katherine. It also discusses Syme's absence. He has been vaporized. In the chess committee list it doesn't show his name crossed out. It just doesn't show it at all. He never existed. The chapter also explains the incidents of the rocket bombs and Eurasian Mongolian Soldier posters. Many more incidents of rocket bombs came into the story, a playground was struck and blew children's body's up. A film theater was also struck by a rocket bomb that caused a huge funeral. Posters of the Eurasian soldier's were torn down by proles. All the proles were preparing for hate week. Hate week had a theme song which was heard by the proles. The proles were in the liking of the song even though it was terrifying and loud. Winston talks about how his wife doesn't show any emotion and ignores all this thoughts.

Winston and Julia - Political Act

In the end of chapter 2 it means that every emotion that the people of Oceania emotions are not pure. Instead every emotion they feel such as anger,sadness, or love are all also mixed with fear and hatred. Fifty percent is pure emotion while the other Fifty percent consists of hatred and fear. The three slogans are also supporting this political act in a sense. Winston quoted in the book " In the old days, he thought, a man looked at a girls body and thought it was desirable, and that was the end of the story"."But you could not have pure love or pure lust nowadays". "No emotion was pure because everything was mixed up with fear and hatred". Every time you have a emotion such as happiness, you always must have a feeling of hatred or fear. It was a sign of protest and boycott struck against the party.