"You will work for a while, you will be caught, you will confess, and then you will die... There is no possibility that any perceptible change will happen within our own lifetime. We are the dead."
In this quote we see O'Brien explain the brotherhood to Julia. Instead of being a protesting group, the brotherhood is bait by the party in order to catch those that plan on overthrowing the government. It is not clear however if the organization ran by Emmanuel Goldstein actually exists.They seem to already have a cycle of what happens to people when they join. Though it does not always work out this way. The party releases members of the brotherhood when they believe that they are no harm to them. In the story, Winston tries to join the brotherhood and that is how O'Brien catches him and Julia. After being caught, they are eventually tortured into loving the party. This also shows how the party has complete control of the citizens Oceania and they are ready for anything. It might seem crazy that someone might be against the party after so much effort to brainwash them but if it happens, they have a plan to deal with it. After figuring this out made me question if there really is hope for Winston and Julia to live the life they want to.
It is crazy how O'Brien tricked Julia and Winston. I do not think there is any hope for Winston and Julia now since they have been caught.
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ReplyDeleteI doubt Winston and Julia have any hope for living the life they desire. Through the party's tortures they practically force the love out of Julia and Winston.
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