Last week, I made the case that Winston is his own Party. His conflict with the Party of Oceana isn't one of truth versus lies, but one preferred reality versus another. This week, I'm going to make the case that, in Winston's Party of One, the past is his version of Big Brother.
In the last interaction with the unnamed old man, who's name Winston never asks, the old man has this to say on the topic of the past.
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In the last interaction with the unnamed old man, who's name Winston never asks, the old man has this to say on the topic of the past.
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