Elad Jeselsohn
Peace Without War?
Over the course of the history of the world, there have been times of peace and as well as times of war. There have been places of war and places of peace. That is true on the national level. Yet, on the personal level, to achieve one hundred percent peace in all aspects of one’s life is almost impossible. Throughout the majority of the book 1984, whenever Winston is at peace with one part of his life he is either mentally or physically at war with a different part.
Before Winston rebels against the party, he is at a constant state of war with himself because he does not know what he should do. Before Winston …show more content…
One of Winston’s greatest acts of rebellion and infractions against the party is when he sleeps with Julia. Yet, even though he is at war with the party, Winston is at complete peace with himself. Furthermore, as Winston is reading Emmanuel Goldstein’s book, he knows that he is doing this in order to go against the party. Even so, “...he [Winston] knew better than before that he was not mad.” (Page 217) Winston knows that he is doing the right thing, and is therefore at peace with himself even though he is not mediocre. Winston has the pertinacity to realize that, “ There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth, even against whole world, you were not mad…. He [Winston] was safe, everything was alright.” (Page …show more content…
He knows that he has to meet with the girl with the black hair as soon as he could, but he does not know when. He keeps on debating with himself about when he should meet her, all the while Winston knows that it is almost impossible to meet with her without being seen by the telescreen, thereby disturbing the peace between himself and the party. That is why the book says that, “It was a physical problem that had to be solved: how to get in touch with the girl and arrange a meeting... What he feared more than anything else was that she would simply change her mind if he did not get in touch with her quickly. But the physical difficulty of meeting was enormous.” (Page 109- 110) Winston continues to tenaciously think of ways that he could meet with Julia and rejects one idea after another, as if he is in a constant fight with
Peace Without War?
Over the course of the history of the world, there have been times of peace and as well as times of war. There have been places of war and places of peace. That is true on the national level. Yet, on the personal level, to achieve one hundred percent peace in all aspects of one’s life is almost impossible. Throughout the majority of the book 1984, whenever Winston is at peace with one part of his life he is either mentally or physically at war with a different part.
Before Winston rebels against the party, he is at a constant state of war with himself because he does not know what he should do. Before Winston …show more content…
One of Winston’s greatest acts of rebellion and infractions against the party is when he sleeps with Julia. Yet, even though he is at war with the party, Winston is at complete peace with himself. Furthermore, as Winston is reading Emmanuel Goldstein’s book, he knows that he is doing this in order to go against the party. Even so, “...he [Winston] knew better than before that he was not mad.” (Page 217) Winston knows that he is doing the right thing, and is therefore at peace with himself even though he is not mediocre. Winston has the pertinacity to realize that, “ There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth, even against whole world, you were not mad…. He [Winston] was safe, everything was alright.” (Page …show more content…
He knows that he has to meet with the girl with the black hair as soon as he could, but he does not know when. He keeps on debating with himself about when he should meet her, all the while Winston knows that it is almost impossible to meet with her without being seen by the telescreen, thereby disturbing the peace between himself and the party. That is why the book says that, “It was a physical problem that had to be solved: how to get in touch with the girl and arrange a meeting... What he feared more than anything else was that she would simply change her mind if he did not get in touch with her quickly. But the physical difficulty of meeting was enormous.” (Page 109- 110) Winston continues to tenaciously think of ways that he could meet with Julia and rejects one idea after another, as if he is in a constant fight with