Blog #3

Julia and Winston travel to see O'Brien together, where they both admit that they are enemies of the party. O'Brien swears them in to the order of the rebellion. Although this excites Winston and Julia, they are aware of how this will only further lead to their death. Through the diary, his relationship with Julia, and his proclamation as an enemy of the Party, Winston has dug himself in a irreversible hole. Both Julia and Winston confess that if they are tortured, they both will rat the other out, but they still love one another... what? This only foreshadows what horrors are to come for the doomed couple. Readers also learn a bit more about Winston's past in this chapter. Apparently he stole from his family and then never returned. The frequent mention of Winston's family makes me wonder if readers will ever learn exactly what happened to them. These flashbacks must mean something important and I believe this will be revealed soon in part three. The the last thing O'Brien says is "Thee place where there is no darkness, (Orwell, 178). This only makes Winston Trust O'Brien more.