1984. part 3.

1. O'Brien is a member of the Thought Police, do you think he can actually read Winston's mind? Did O'Brien actually permeate Winston's dream all those years ago? Explain your answer.
The whole point of this book, in my opinion is that this is all very possible and is partly happening today. It depicts a possible future. However it's almost impossible for mind reading to occur. I think if Obrien was able to read minds, that it would through the book off a bit. Therefor I don't really think Obrien can read minds. I don't think Obrien permeated Winston's dream, I think it was mostly Winston predicting his own end. When Winston had the dream, he thought that it was a good sign. That the place of no darkness, was something good of enlightenment or a happy end, even though he knew he would die. If Obrien was really permeating Winston's dream, then I don't think he would have made it in a way that Winston would think good of it. It would have come out as being more of a warning or threat. Rather than a false hope.


2. O'Brien has made it clear the Party will kill Winston at some point. We know they want folks to understand and believe before they die, but.....if they are not going to release these people back into society, why do they bother with the time and expense of the torture and "rehabilitation"?
I think they care so much, because at the end of the day all a person has is their pride. Letting someone die with the self satisfaction of hating the Party. Is like a small victory for themselves. By torturing and brain washing the prisoners, your taking the most valuable and only thing left, which is their pride. All the self satisfaction of dying for a cause is gone... completely dead.

3. What's in Room 101?
Room 101 is death, it's the end. Weather you die or not, it's the loss of your reason and why you fight.