1984 Resposne part 3

The end of 1984 is quite surprising. A cliché plot line is expected, and Winston is strongly estimated to overcome Big Brother. However, the ending brings the audience back around in a confusing loophole. Quoting the very end of the book, “Two gin scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother” (Orwell 245.) Big Brother has successfully won, penetrating the minds of even Winston, the one thought to be able to think beyond The State. It is apparent Big Brother will always be supreme over even the most creative of minds. In 1984, the State can’t be brought down. They have the thought police, Ingsoc, the various ministries, doublethink, and countless other ways to manipulate the thoughts and actions of the citizens in Oceania. Winston mentions “If there is hope, it lies in the Proles” (Orwell 60.) Winston discusses how the large population of the Proles, roughly 85% of the 1984 society, was the only hope to take over the State. They surely aren’t competent enough, and they most definitely don’t have the motivation or intelligence to, but their large mass is the driving force for their ability to conquer the state. The problem is the Proles would never dream of going against Big Brother; they are brainwashed by Big Brother as easily as a goldfish could be. At the end of the novel, Winston Smith is doomed to an obedient life in honor of Big Brother. He has been converted, his thoughts will never betray the State again. When he has memories of his childhood that go against what Big Brother wants him to believe, he so easily convinces himself they are false memories and goes on with his day. He has no motivation to see Julia. Winston Smith is another mindless product of the totalitarian government that Big Brother controls.