This
letter is a really cool premise.is writing to himself a warning. All kinds of really cool
timepossibilities exist with this kind of set up. For example, by writing this letter, Winston
is hopefully alerting his past self to the potential dangers that exist in defying Big Brother
and the Thought Police. The letter could contain all kinds of warnings about not trusting or
anybody else, for that matter. The letter could even contain information about his future
torture and eventual admittance that he will betrayand admit that he loves Big
Brother.
By writing this letter, Winston could be looking to have his past
self make different decisions and create an entirely different timeline or future self. That's
really cool. On the other hand, I would seriously consider writing a
letter to his past self that convinces himself to take exactly the same actions as he did in the
book. This might seem like a goofy thing to do; however, keep in...
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