" He turned and fled down the stairs, with the chocolate growing sticky in his hand. He never saw his mother again." (205-206)
In this vital chapter, Winston wakes up from a dream where he vividly remembers what happened to his mother and sister. He had often thought that his mother was no longer around because he had killed her, but it turns out that that was all a fragment of his imagination. He never killed his mom or his sister, he just simply ran away from them. Winston was mad at the party because this was an important moment in his life that was suppressed due to the party's brainwashing. This reminds me a lot of dogs, I feel that due to their domestication, dogs suppress a lot of their instincts just as Winston has suppressed his emotions and this memory. I believe that all those videos of dogs running in their sleep is them dreaming about their suppressed instincts just as Winston has dreamt of his family.
A person's dreams are sometimes there most repressed memories. People that you have forgotten about or experiences you'd rather not remember somehow seep through the cracks in our mind and can fall into are dreams. I think that that's probably a good reason for Winston remembering his family.
ReplyDeleteIts frightening how powerful the party is that they brainwashed Winston to remember his family.
ReplyDeleteHis relationship between his family and him had always bothered me a little. I probably shouldn't be, but I'm glad that Winston was brain washed, because it would've been worse if he actually murdured his family.
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