1984 #14

"Ah, it was more than a Eurasion army that had perished! Much had changed in him since the first day in the Ministry of Love, but the final, indispensable, healing change had never happened, until this moment" (Orwell 297). Since the beginning of the Big Brother's reign, an uncountable amount of events and beliefs had been altered. Not only in Oceania in general, but within Winston. He was not only responsible for altering the past, being a first hand witness to how powerful the Party was, but he had personally experienced his ways of thought and life changing immensely. Despite all these changes that had occured over the past years, the change Winston was feeling at this moment was without a doubt the most prominent in his mind. He was not only experiencing a feeling somewhat of relief, but the assuredness of everything coming to an end. Before, this feeling had seemed like the farthest thing from reality. Now that this feeling had become a reality, Winston could breath again. He may not have defeated the Party, but he had fought and survived, winning the battle within himself.