Winston 1984

I choose this as this was one of the ways O'Brien manipulated Winston. O'Brien broke Winston by making him believe 2+2=5.

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Part 1 Ch. VIII- Winston goes into a pub in the prole district and tries to talk to an old man about life before the Party, but the old man doesn’t remember. Winston then goes into the store he bought his diary in and buys a glass paperweight with pink coral inside. The owner of the store, Mr. Charrington, shows Winston the room above his store that has no telescreen. Winston thinks about renting the room for privacy. While walking home, Winston sees the dark haired girl.

george orwell 1984 winston smith

I choose this picture as Winston would drink Victory Gin after a day of work. Although, it usually did nothing as it was nothing like true gin in the past.

Winston Smith / John Hurt (Nineteen Eighty-Four)

We can’t know what George Orwell, author of Nineteen Eighty-Four, would think about his old neighborhood being watched by dozens of cameras. It’s not hard to make an educated guess. But while the West is a society under surveillance, the novel’s sinister technology goes far beyond CCTV. Science fiction, like Oceania, can tailor technology to […]

Part 1 Ch. I- Winston Smith is a 39 year-old living in Oceania and working for the Ministry of Truth under the Party. The Party controls nearly every aspect of everyone’s lives. Thought Police monitor citizens through telescreens, which are in every room. Winston has one small space in his apartment that telescreen can’t monitor, and Winston writes in his diary here. Unknowingly, Winston writes “Down with Big Brother” in his diary, committing thought crime.