's
eventual arrest and torture by the authorities is almost a self-fulfilling prophecy. He has
become so paranoid, so intensely fatalistic about the prospect of being discovered, that he's
started taking unnecessary risks. He figures that if he's going to be caught anyway, then what
does it matter if he acts carelessly? He's damned no matter what he does.
In
retrospect, it was totally foolish of Winston to trust. Renting the room above Mr. Charrington's
shop was also a pretty bad idea. It's almost as if Winston was asking to get...
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