Wednesday, November 28, 2018

In 1984, what is the reason why Winston is sent to room 101?

To answer this
question, take a look at chapter 4 in part 3. At the end of this chapter,comes to visitin his
cell and he asks him about his feelings toward Big Brother. When Winston responds that he hates
Big Brother, O'Brien decides to send him to Room 101.

Remember that Room 101
is the worst possible place that a Party member can be sent to. Inside lies Winston's worst
fear, waiting to be unleashed by O'Brien. Winston is being sent to this place because he has
committed the worst possible crime: he hates Big Brother. How can he be a true Party member if
he does not idolize Big Brother completely? The answer is that he cannot.

As
O'Brien comments in this section, there is nothing intellectually wrong with Winston, meaning
that there is no obvious barrier to prevent him from loving Big Brother. Winston's problem is an
"emotional" one. In other words, he is lacking the devotion and the will to surrender
himself entirely to the Party's manipulation. This is why O'Brien...

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