1984 blog #3

I think Big Brother won. By won I mean accomplish what he has been trying to accomplish which is have everyone follow what he says and no one does or thinks different. While in the room 101, Winston cracks and is released. He convinced himself that Big Brother is the best. He convinces himself that he believes “FREEDOM IS SLAVERY,” “TWO AND TWO MAKE FIVE,” and “GOD IS POWER.” At first, Winston was a rebel. He had many thoughts that were considered a thoughtcrime. But by the end of the book, he realized he had to follow Big Brother, so he convinced himself to. The only way I think the one state can be brought down is if EVERYONE rebelled, not just a few. I think that if enough people rebelled, there wouldn't be enough thoughtpolice or even rats to stop them. At the end of the novel, I think Winston makes himself follow and not rebel against Big Brother and is accepted, but deep deep down he still has the feeling to rebel but never shows it ever again. He and Julia both fall under the Party's control, she says to him "You don’t give a damn what they suffer. All you care about is yourself." (Orwell 240) Saying this shows that she knows one must not care for another in the way they did. They both admitted to wishing the other was faced with the rats instead of them. At the end of the book, Winston admits that "he loved Big Brother." (Orwell 245) In the end, Big Brother wins.