The Trust Factor

[soccerstar808]

Trust appears to be a large portion of Winston's life. He trusts O'Brien, he trusts Julia, he trusts Mr. Charrington, but what if it's not trust. What if it's false hope. A hope that there are others who believe what he believes. Thinks how he thinks. For such a protective, fearful man, I think that Winston acts very naive. It probably crosses his mind for 10 seconds that O'Brien is a set-up. Winston has been misled and now he's in a very bad situation. This just proves the defects of humanity. If you feel that Orwell is showing how childish people can act in times of desperation, please comment.

[Can'tbedone13]

When people are desperate, they may do anything. Room 101 is a perfect example of this, when Winston is sent there to meet his greatest fear. Before entering the Ministry of Love, Winston had the notion that he would never give in and tell them anything about Julia, but as he is faced with his greatest fears, his childish hope of keeping that possibility open fails, and he loses the internal battle of the mind. This is also demonstrated when J and W rent the room above Mr. Charrington's shop, even when Winston knew beforehand that it was dangerous, but he still had the foolish hope that he and Julia could have privacy and be alone without somehow getting caught in the end.