Chapter Three

In Chapter Three, Winston dreams about him and his mother on a sinking ship. Although he doesn't know why, he feels responsible for her disappearance which was almost twenty years prior. He also dreams of a naked girl and then wakes up with the name "Shakespeare" on his lips but he doesn't know where it is from. He is then signaled that it is time to do Physical Jerks. While doing the exercises, Winston thinks about how not having any photographs or documents makes one's memory a little fuzzy. He then considers Oceania's relationship with other countries, namely being Eurasia and Eastasia. He remembered that according to official history, Big Brother hadn't been heard of before the 1960s but now Big Brother had supposedly been there since before the 1930s. But before Winston could continue thinking, a voice on the screen tells Winston that he isn't working hard enough and he loses his train of thought.

Now, I think this is a sign that Winston definitely feels that there isn't something right with this whole picture. But in this environment, he doesn't actually have the time to think about the information he has thoroughly because he keeps having interruptions and he always feels that he is being watched at all times. I feel that Winston should challenge the authority because in that environment, nobody ever gets challenged. Seeing as that is kind of an issue, and I myself am an outspoken individual, sometimes a challenge can lead to a revolution and you can figure out what is really going on. If you look back into the sixties, during the Vietnam War, you'll find that the government had been keeping secrets away from the people as far as advancements and what was happening on that side of the world. Just as they didn't like the government lying to them, neither should Winston. If he has a gut feeling that something is wrong, he should act upon it and try to find out what is going on.