1984, the Fourth Post

At the end of this chapter Winston goes on a rant about him hating purity and what-not, and during the entire time I couldn’t help but think back to John in ‘Brave New World’ and his whole argument with Mond. These two statements really do relate because both Winston and John are outcasts in their own respective societies. John is a savage in the world state, and Winston is a Party member who just can’t stand the party anymore. These two really have more in common than just one argument, and that should be very obvious now. Winston really is saying here is that he hates all the superficial lies that he has to deal with, where everything is filtered for the good of the people, but that is just it, it should be the decision of the people on what they believe should be designated correct or not. That is why Winston is so furious, because he is treated like a child, and if he ever, and I mean ever tries to rebel than he will just disappear, and never be heard from again. Its either obey and live, or die.