Ironically, Winston's job requires him to rewrite history rather than preserve it. Whenever the party must correct their inconsistencies, they simply obliterate all evidence pertaining to actual events, including people. This is another societal grievance addressed in 1984 that parallels the actions of many western governments. As a result of the blatant defecation of the truth and the national acceptance of semiliteracy and submission, Winston is never sure of the time. Winston assumes to the best of his recollection that he is thirty-nine years old. However, he painstakingly recalls the deaths his mother and sister at the hands of the party. He acknowledges how his own greed and childhood malice attributed partially to the mania and deprivation that afflicted and subsequently destroyed his family. For these reasons Winston never trusts the party but serves it out of both obligation and
Ironically, Winston's job requires him to rewrite history rather than preserve it. Whenever the party must correct their inconsistencies, they simply obliterate all evidence pertaining to actual events, including people. This is another societal grievance addressed in 1984 that parallels the actions of many western governments. As a result of the blatant defecation of the truth and the national acceptance of semiliteracy and submission, Winston is never sure of the time. Winston assumes to the best of his recollection that he is thirty-nine years old. However, he painstakingly recalls the deaths his mother and sister at the hands of the party. He acknowledges how his own greed and childhood malice attributed partially to the mania and deprivation that afflicted and subsequently destroyed his family. For these reasons Winston never trusts the party but serves it out of both obligation and