Mr. Charrington’s room in his antique shop symbolizes the fact that no matter where anyone is at, they are always being watched by the Party. When Winston had first moved into the room, he began to feel more at peace with himself and physically, as well as mentally, improved. He still had the same beliefs he had before he relocated, but his ulcer was less irritated and he was happier. This new sense of serenity arrised because Winston believed this was the place he could go to escape the Party and be at his own thoughts without worrying about being caught with Thoughtcrime. Little did he know, the room wasn’t as secretive as he had thought it was. The picture hanging in the room was a focal point ever since he had first seen the room, being …show more content…
These few moments in the plot foreshadowed later events regarding the government’s control. Towards the end of book two, Winston and Julia’s hideout was discovered by the government with the help of the bugs behind a wall, which ended up not only being the living creatures, but also a telescreen they had not been told was behind there. When Winston and Julia both found out they had been caught, the telescreen kept repeating everything they were saying to one another, such as “‘You are the dead’” or ‘“It was being the picture’” (Orwell 221). The echoing of the telescreen and the commentary represents that everything they do, or say, is being monitored and sent to officials, proving that they are always being watched. The rat hiding in the walls represents the discovery of Winston and Julia because of the saying “rat you out”, meaning someone was going to tell the government, or the government was going to find out on its own. Rats always seem to be viewed as very disgusting animals and people believe they contaminate everything, similar to the views Winston had toward the