Oceania has defeated Eurasia! All of Africa has been liberated, the war could be over soon! Finally, Winston realizes that "He loved Big Brother." (297)
Quote: The last four words pose the biggest questions of the book. What does it mean to be free? What does it mean to be happy? What price would you pay? It is the assertion that you can crack break and mold a person into someone else. That you can take their reality and twist it around your finger; you can play with it, make it yours to command.
Analysis: The last paragraph strikes a tone of repentance and joy. It makes you happy for Winston, who just a moment ago was suicidal, and has now come happily into Big Brother's loving embrace. It uses old fashioned phrasing indicative of romance and happiness, of life and emotion.
Quote: The last four words pose the biggest questions of the book. What does it mean to be free? What does it mean to be happy? What price would you pay? It is the assertion that you can crack break and mold a person into someone else. That you can take their reality and twist it around your finger; you can play with it, make it yours to command.
Analysis: The last paragraph strikes a tone of repentance and joy. It makes you happy for Winston, who just a moment ago was suicidal, and has now come happily into Big Brother's loving embrace. It uses old fashioned phrasing indicative of romance and happiness, of life and emotion.
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