1984 #12

"You knew this, Winston," said O'Brien. "Don't deceive yourself. You did know it-you have always known it" (Orwell 239). O'Brien was right. Winston had always known that with almost every move he made, he was stepping closer to death. At this point, it is also obvious that O'Brien was not who Winston believed him to be, and that not only was Winston figuratively approaching his death, but was soon to be getting closer and closer physically, too. There would soon be absolutely nothing for Winston to live for, considering he had recently lost any trace of happiness he had worked so hard to grasp, such as Julia. Winston could no longer even trick his own mind into believing otherwise, this was going to happen no matter what and there is no longer any possible way he could change that.