Examples Of Betrayal In 1984

Knowing that O'brian wrote the book, one would be curious if this is a circumstance where "doublethink" comes in to play. How could it be possible that one who has obtained all of this knowledge about this dystopia of a society they call Oceana have written about all the injustices and flaws and systematic problems it has without ever taking a minute to realize that their motivation is on the wrong side of the line? O'brian must have thought about it at some point, but his mind wouldn't let him complete its thinking. Out of most party members that made an appearance, O'brian seemed the most intelligent by far. That was what made him so dangerous to Winston. O'brian also knew that Winston was intelligent, and he used it against him, bribing and fooling him into being caught.

Believing that O’Brien is a member of the Brotherhood and he too is opposed to the Party, Julia and Winston pay him a visit at his apartment. O’Brien tells the two that they must be willing to lose their own lives in order to take down Big Brother; however, when he asks if they would be willing to betray one another, they refuse. Winston’s hatred for Big Brother has accumulated so much that he is now willing to die solely for the sake of taking down the Party. At the start of the novel, Winston could not stand the thought of his own death. The thought haunted him, and he was not prepared for that to happen. As the story progresses and Winston is being oppressed in more and more ways, he despises the Party more than ever, and eventually is

Winston continues to explain the scheme to trap O’Brien and defeat him at his own game. First Winston and Julia must attempt to get captured in order to get close to O’Brian.

O’Brien’s relationship with Winston provides him a much-needed justification for his thoughts, and even after revealing himself to be a thought police, the respect from Winston is unwavered. From the first chapters of the novel, it is clear that Winston desires O’Briens justification. When Winston and O’Brien meet eyes for the first time, Winston says that he “ was thinking the same thing as himself. An unmistakable message had passed. “. Even though brief, the eye contact with O'Brien right after experiencing the 2-minute hate speaks more than

An ethical issue is a situation or problem that makes a person have to choose between what's right and what's wrong. Most of these ethical issues have no answer but are resolved by what sounds more appealing and acceptable. Throughout the novel 1984, there are many examples that the reader sees as ethical issues. Most of the ethical issues can be easily picked out while reading. George Orwell, the writer of 1984 also includes ethical issues that readers might not see the first time. Some of the easier ethical issues to find in the novel would be the Thought Police and the Telescreens. A few examples of the more difficult ethical issues would be, 2 Minutes of Hate, Helicopter Patrols, and the Junior Anti Sex League.

This friendless situation makes Winston and Julia desperate for allies, also explaining why they are so eager to trust O’Brien and Mr. Charrington at first, both of which turning out to be more dangerous than the people they work with in the Ministry of Truth. This betrayal reinforces the fact that no one can be trusted, that they have no allies, and that they are alone against an army of double thinkers.

The reveal of their affair by O’Brien and Mr. Charrington ultimately reveals the importance of secrecy as well as the vulnerability of trusting in others with information that may hold negative consequences and possibly defeat. In the end, the release of something so dangerous by a character furthers the plot by revealing distinguishing qualities of the one who divulges it. For example, the reveal of Winston and Julia’s affairs by Mr. Charrington shows his manipulative and deceiving qualities and reminds the reader of the betrayal represented by his actions. Through all of this, the way Orwell deliberately has two characters divulge such an important secret renders a huge amount of suspense with the reader as it provides the element of uncertainty in what will happen in future scenes of the

O’Brien is determined to enhance Winston’s beliefs of the Inner Party. However, O’Brien’s motives are not to brainwash or torture Winston; instead, O’Brien is reintegrating Winston back into the mind of the society. “If you are a man, Winston, you are the last man” (295).

The relationship that was formed between Winston and Julia is another example of betrayal between the characters. After their arrest, Winston and Julia were separated and forced to betray each other. When Winston asked O’Brien what happened to Julia, he replied, “She betrayed you, Winston. Immediately-unreservedly. I have seldom seen anyone come over to us so promptly. You would hardly recognize her if you saw her...It was a perfect conversion, a textbook case" (Orwell 259). However, Winston did not betray Julia right away. Naomi Jacobs, a Professor and Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences wrote, “For we know—as, of course, did Orwell himself—that minds do not always break under torture, that some people suffer appalling pain and fear and yet refuse to betray their loved ones and their comrades in arms” (14). Unfortunately, it was inevitable that the

Lastly, when O’Brien came in contact with Winston, he asked about Big Brother and asked to join their party. “We believe that there is some kind of conspiracy, some/ kind of secret organization working against the Party, and/ that you are involved in it. We want to join it and work for/ it. “(177) In this quotation, Winston clearly exposes the fact that he is against Big Brother and he wants to join O’Brien’s group, and that he doesn’t care about the fact that O’Brien may be just pretending to be an ally, or the fact that even thinking of going against Big Brother can kill him. This clearly shows how brave Winston is compared to all the other people in Oceania who have yet to dare such a thing.

Deception. Perhaps we all have been deceived at one point or another in our lives – maybe you were deceived by your parents, into thinking that they would buy you a certain present for Christmas, only to realize on December 25th that it is not the present you were hoping for. Imagine being deceived almost every day of your life; telescreens to monitor your every move, even your eyes can give away the slightest piece of evidence, and there is no justice for the innocent; because after all, no one is innocent. Now imagine Oceania; set in the future, written in 1948. Airstrip One, previously referred to as London. Ravished by war, poor living conditions, poor wages and a total

Winston’s strong feeling of trust and respect for O’Brien naturally drives us to believe that O’Brien is dependable. This gives us a false sense of justice, as we believe that having a member of the Inner Party on the same side as Winston would be very beneficial to

Winston 's current situation working there is the major factor which lets him realize how Big brothers hold back the peoples opportunity to freedom. However, Winston keeps his thoughts and hate about Big Brother and the party for his own secret in his diary because the party will not allow anyone keeping a rebellious idea. After a while Big Brother realizes Winston’s suspicious behavior and has an individual named O’Brien sent to watch over Winston. O’Brien is a very smart man from the Ministry of truth, who is a member of the 'inner party '(the higher class). Winston comes to trust him and shares his inner secrets and ideas about the rebellion against Big Brother. O 'Brien tells Winston about a man named Emmanuel Goldstein whom claims to know the leader of the rebels against Big Brother. This also promises Winston to get a copy of the book he Longley desires. Suddenly O’Brien goes against Winston as Big Brother had already planned. Showing major secretive external conflict.

Winston and Julia go to O'Brien's house and say a very large amount of thought crime, “We are enemies of the party, we disbelieve in the principles of INGSOC. We are thought-criminals,” they said (p.177). O’Brien calmly just listens to this and patiently understands their points of view. O’Brien is very happy and with relief gives them wine which shows his sympathy for them and his agreement in their rebellion plans (pp. 177-178). O’Brien was very patient throughout the story. For seven years, O’Brien watched Winston every day (FIND PAGE #) until finally he caught Winston. O’Brien then tortured Winston and worked with Winston towards his conversion into “one of us” (p.267). This is important because it shows how O’Brien can and will wait a long time before acting on something to ensure that he is doing his task correctly without the possibility of mistakes. He later explains when he is torturing Winston how he does not want to hurt Winston or punish him, but “wants to change him” (p. 265). Even though O'Brien was cruel during the torture, it seemed that his number one priority was sincerely to help Winston and that converting him in the way he did was not O’Brien’s doing but it was the Party’s doing. When O’Brien is torturing Winston, Winston explains that he loves O’Brien more than ever (FIND PAGE #) and

In 1984 the dystopian society member and protagonist, Winston Smith, turns against the government, The Party, in an effort to become an individual. O’Brien, a secret member of the Thought Police is the primary reason for Winston’s demise and change of heart to loving The Party. 1984 by George Orwell is about Winston Smith who rebels against the government of the dystopian society, to change the government from a conformist society, to a society allowing individualism. In his journey for freedom, he meets Julia, who shares similar beliefs as him, and they begin an affair, against the rules of the Party. Winston also meets O’Brien, a mysterious member of society, who Winston believes is part of an anti-conformist group, the Brotherhood. O’Brien is a key role in