The Party eventually catches Winston in his illegal actions. His affair with Julia and his anti-Party thoughts come back to bite him. He is betrayed by O’Brien, who lured him into a rebellious trap by entertaining the thought of anti-government. He is held and tortured psychologically, with O’Brien abusing his thoughts. O’Brien explains the motives of the Party and forces Winston to submit. Winston tries to remain insolent, yet O’Brien threatens to harm Julia in order to break Winston. Winston eventually breaks when he is taken to Room 101, a horrifying place used to break prisoners. There is also a poet whose crime was not omitting the word God from a Rudyard Kipling poem. O’Brien threatens Winston with ravenous rats, fearing for a terrible death he admits that he doesn’t love Julia, but loves the Party instead. The psychological pressure finally breaks Winston, and he fully submits to their authority. Winston ultimately becomes a model citizen; unable to think, act, or rebel. During the novel, I actually never predicted that Winston would be caught. I predicted that he would eventually depose the Party and be able to live happily with Julia. It came as a huge surprise when Winston was caught, and that the man who seemed to be on his…show more content… I expected a grand finale of prole versus government official, ending with Winston hoisting the head of the tyrant and caressing Julia. What I received was depressing and disappointing, it was very anticlimactic that Winston submitted it all to a pack of hungry rodents. After reading the foreword, Orwell reveals that physical pain can cause men to act irrationally and forsake all past motives. It came so soon after asserting his love for Julia, so for Winston to forsake her so suddenly was surprising. The novel truly evaluated human emotion and behavior whilst incorporating elements of government. This comparison highlighted key aspects and revealed the author's
