Who Is Winston's Death In 1984

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In George Orwell’s famous novel, 1984, a man known as Winston Smith experiences tragic and not so tragic events including the wonderful feeling of romance and freedom and the loss of that freedom and romance. Towards the end of the novel, Winston knows what his fate is and it is death. When he enters the Ministry of Love, he has hope of being able to resist the awful torture but his hope quickly diminishes as he realizes that the possibility of escape is very slim to none. Slowly he becomes a vegetable. Sadly, he knew what was to come and he was not surprised as a bullet entered his brain and killed him. Before Winston entered the ministry, he was happy and thrilled with his blissful life. He had a love affair, great friends, and what he thought was a safe haven for him and Julia. However, his perfect life came crashing down as a member of the thought police captured him and Julia. Not long after he entered the Ministry of Love, he is told that “”You are a difficult case. But don’t give up hope. Everything is cured sooner or later. In the end we shall shoot you”” (George Orwell 225-226). He knew for a fact that he was dead due to everyone who enters the Ministry of Love never leaves and exists. In his heart, he knew of his tragic fate and that fate was death. …show more content…

After several days of continuous torture, O’Brien states, “We make the brain perfect before we blow it out” (George Orwell 210). O’Brien’s statement foreshadows Winston’s death later in the novel. In addition, O’Brien’s statement makes Winston realize the horrid situation he is in and he slowly begins to grow paranoid about how soon he would be put out of his misery. As the seemingly endless torture continued, he begins to hope for the promised bullet to blow his brains out and kill him. That moment comes in the very last paragraph of