Monster Essays - 1984 Orwell 2
Insanity is Unlike Beauty, for it has Nothing to With the Beholders Eye, but Instead the Public's View
O'Brien insists that Winston is insane. In Winston's society it is suicide to go against Big Brother. A simple smirk can be a first degree crime in Oceania. Winston knew that he was guilty of thought crime, but he went farther and farther in his efforts to rebel against Big Brother. Eventually his original thoughtcrime had turned into action. First as writing creative works in his diary and eventually to sexual acts with other members of the party. Winston justified his writing. "He could not help feeling a twinge of panic. It was absurd, sinc....
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