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Winston comes to the realization that the Proles are his only hope for breaking away from Big Brother and realizing the truth. (pg. 63-66)

“Proles and animals are free.” (pg. 66)
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After becoming tired of blindly accepting the rules set in place by Big Brother, Winston realizes that if he is to be free, he must seek salvation with the Proles, the poorer, more overlooked social class.

“They needed only to rise up and shake themselves like a horse shaking off flies.” (pg. 63)

Winston is captured, imprisoned, and tortured by O’Brien in the Ministry of Love (pg. 225-290)

“You are mentally deranged. You suffer from a defective memory. You are unable to remember real events, and you persuade yourself that you remember other events, which never happened. Fortunately, it is curable.” (pg. 245)
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Paradox
Winston is captured and sent to the infamous “Ministry of Love” where he is tortured and forced to interact with many other criminals/traitors to the Party. This is where the Party’s true evil is exposed.

“How can I help seeing what is in front of my eyes? Two and Two are four.” “Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes there are five. Sometimes they are three.” (pg. 216)

Winston accepts the viewpoint(s) of the Party, but realizes that if he should die hating them, he would be happy to die a free-spirited martyr for his beliefs. (pg. 256, 281)

“To die hating them, that was freedom.” (pg. 281)
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Winston comes to grips with the fact that although he dislikes Big Brother with all of his being, opposing them would be his ultimate freedom, even if that mean dying for his beliefs.

“The long-hoped-for bullet was entering his brain” (pg 256)

Winston and Julia meet above the shop for the first time. (pg 126)

“Her lips were deeply reddened, her lips rouged, her nose powdered;” (pg 126)
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