- Part I; Section III – Winston feels responsible for his family’s disappearance beginning his feeling of isolation, this also leaves a stain on him in regard to family and marriage in general
- Pg. 9 – Winston’s view of women and his emotions toward them isolating himself from them
- Pg. 15 – The scene where O’Brien and Winston made eye contact and he knew they were on the same page about the Party and how wrong it felt but they could not actually say anything to each other about it.
Enthymeme thesis: Winston’s past experiences with family, women and “friends” is overshadowed by guilt and hate because of the Party’s isolationism tactics to keep people from forming true relationships and bonds.
Summary: In this paper, I would like to explore the aspects of Winston’s past and present relationships with his family, women and colleagues and how isolationism put in place by the totalitarian Party plays a role in his emotions toward close connections with others. I would like to delve into Winston’s guilt about his parents disappearing because of him and his reluctance to form close bonds because of that. Similarly, I would like to look into his estranged marriage and how that played a role in his view of women and isolation from them. Lastly, his “friendship” with O’Brien and how they were forced to refrain from speaking because of the frowned upon idea of friendship.