O'Brien and Winston

[tigerchick1895]

In "1984", Winston is in the room with O' Brien and he still thinks that he is friends with him. After all that O'Brien does to him, he still thinks he has a connection with him. Why does he think this? Does he hope that he is still understands him?

[The Atheist]

No. His brain has been turned to mush. Stockholm Syndrome. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome)