1984 Ending

Ellis Orozco
Literary Questions October 13th
I was very dissatisfied with the ending of this novel. I was expecting Winston to escape, find Julia and together they would lead their own resistance against the government and take down Big Brother. I was hoping for the last few pages that O’Brian was going to set Winston free and tell him the secret to taking down Big Brother, Winston changed from being a skeptical person with regards to the government, For example. He would question it and he’d be able to spot the flaws in the system. To at the end of the book he does a complete spin around and ends up giving in to Big Brother where he becomes one of the people who just believe what is said and doesn’t take the time to think critically about things. This novel is considered a dystopian novel because it is exactly the opposite of what a utopia would be. For example, in utopia’s it’s supposed to be this happy place where things are all harmonious. Then in 1984, there is no true happiness the citizens are forced to believe what the government feeds to them; there is no sense of freedom.