Book 3 1984

O'Brien and Winston are in prison together. O'Brien offers to answer questions and Winston asks about Julia. O'Brien tells him that Julia betrayed him immediately. Winston asks if Big Brother exists in the same way that he himself does, and O'Brien tells him that Winston doesn't exist. Winston asks about Brotherhood and O'Brien responds that Winston will never know the answer to that question. Winston asks what waits in room 101, and O'Brien tell him that everyone knows what waits there.
Winston gets to go into a more comfortable room where he dreams of Julia, his mother, and O'Brien in the golden country. He thinks to himself that it was foolish of him to go against the Party and tries to make himself believe Party slogans "Freedom is Slavery, Two and Two are Five, and God is Power."
I think that this novel in a way can be a warning to readers about totalitarianism. The control of the Party's ability to control the minds of the people.

Books 1 & 2 1984

This is a very late post...better late than never.

In books one and two of 1984, we learned about the characters, and the plot of the novel. Big Brother is Watching You, is a famous quote in the book explaining the government as Big Brother and they are always watching. There is no way to work around this. There are telescreens everywhere. Winston at one time, attempted to beat the system.
A way that I connected a part of the book to us today was when Winston goes into the pub and meets the old man. They beging talking and Winston asks him about the past and what it was like. The man can't give him a direct answer. I think this can be compared to today with our ancestors. We ask questions about the past and sometimes get answers but sometimes don't get what we needed. How will we ever know the truth?
Winston also meets Julia, and they become very close. They work together and try to beat Big Brother.