Wednesday, 20 July 2011

How can I deconstruct the dream where O'Brien claims that they shall meet in a place where there is no darkness?


believes that the dream is referencing a time and a place where Big Brother's dark and
oppressive oversight will no longer exist.  Winston, and the reader, both believe it will be a
promised land of sorts or a revolution in which all of Big Brother's manipulation will be
exposed for all of the world to see.  A light will shine down and overcome evil.  It's a
familiar literary motif.  

Unfortunately, Winston has it all wrong.  The
dream isWinston's torture at the hands of .  That entire sequence will occur in a place where
there is no darkness. . . because a light is always shining down on Winston.  It's part of his
torture, and it helps break him back down into a completely compliant party member.
 

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