On page 238, Winston discovers that O’Brien (the man he trusted) actually worked for the Thought Police. He had been watching Winston for suspected thoughtcrime for 7 years and had finally caught him. This impacted the plot greatly because all of the sudden Winston is insecure about the relationships he has and I think it made it easier for him to be brainwashed. He lost that reassurance that someone out there is fighting for freedom now that the man he trusted to be a freedom fighter turned out to be a spy. Now he has questions that lower his confidence and strength, making him weak and easily …show more content…
Can we trust the people who lead us? Are we really free? These were the questions that startled me the most. In 1984, we have a world of dullness, unknowingness, and slavery. “Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside your skull.” says Winston on page 27. He lived a life where not even his entire brain belonged to him. Not even his own private thoughts! Today in 2017, none of this is evident in society. We can express freely without worry, but how far can we go? 1984 taught me that the key to freedom is to educate yourself, to learn as much as you can about the opportunities you can have so that one day you will have the ability to truly speak for