Saturday, 15 December 2012

In what ways is Winston's fatalism self-fulfilling?

I would
say that 's fatalism helps to become self- fulfilling because Winston has taken the form of that
which he detests.  I think that many of his actions are driven by the fact that Winston has a
disdain for Oceanic social and political orders as well as his life, in general.  The detesting
of such realities has impacted him so much that he ends up taking the form of that which he
hates.  This might help why he keeps the diary, why he engages in the sex with , and even why he
has such a bizarre affinity for.  In the end, Winston has become so trapped by his hatred for
Oceania and its control that he can no longer be apart from it.  This is why his love for Julia
cannot be fully experienced as it rose out of a condition of hatred, preventing...

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