Winston, now gazing upon the enormous face he once 'misunderstood', concludes that he loves Big Brother all along. Winston is no longer the rebellious soul seeking for the best an authoritarian world can offer him, eager to flee the nightmarish political scene of Oceania. The thought police have transformed our protagonist into a broken man resemblant to the 'ideal comrade’ of the INGSOC party; Winston could "be told that 2+2=5, and really believe it" (303). After "[winning a] a victory over himself" (311) regarding where his loyalties lie, Winston now spends his day's longing for a bullet to enter his head, entertained by the daily propaganda broadcasts. After Winston's ordeal in room 101, he no longer feels affection towards Julia and walks by her as if she's a stranger. I suspect this as a psychological after affect from
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In Elementary school, my friend and I got caught messing around with the library computers. In an effort to avoid the wrath of the principal, neither one of us took responsibility for our actions, thus causing a massive disturbance in our adolescent relationship and interim report cards. I was shocked to see a defeated Winston at the end of the story and felt as if there was something missing. After characterizing Winston to be a defected member of the party, I would've been more satisfied to see him end up as a revolutionary. As far as social responsibility goes, Winston appears as a profile one but has the potential to be a five. His brief interaction with Julia proves that Winston can easily identify how his actions can promote positive and/or negative change in others. However, Winston lacks the motivation to initiate relationships with others, with or without support. Moreover, the low profile does not reflect his social competency, but rather Winston's crippled spirit and the tyrannical character of Big
In Elementary school, my friend and I got caught messing around with the library computers. In an effort to avoid the wrath of the principal, neither one of us took responsibility for our actions, thus causing a massive disturbance in our adolescent relationship and interim report cards. I was shocked to see a defeated Winston at the end of the story and felt as if there was something missing. After characterizing Winston to be a defected member of the party, I would've been more satisfied to see him end up as a revolutionary. As far as social responsibility goes, Winston appears as a profile one but has the potential to be a five. His brief interaction with Julia proves that Winston can easily identify how his actions can promote positive and/or negative change in others. However, Winston lacks the motivation to initiate relationships with others, with or without support. Moreover, the low profile does not reflect his social competency, but rather Winston's crippled spirit and the tyrannical character of Big