1984 #2

"the Ministry of Truth... his heart quailed before the enormous pyramidal shape. It was too strong, it could not be stormed. A thousand rocket bombs would not batter it down" (Orwell, 27). In this quote, the Ministry of Truth is used symbolically as how strong Winston believes the Party in general is and how difficult it will be to overcome it. He is basically saying that he believes it to be nearly impossible to defeat Big Brother. Realizing this upsets Winston because of how much he longs for freedom and a day when people will be able to think their own thoughts and live their own lives. In this reading we begin to see how much Winston really does question the way he is forced to live, and whether or not it is even possible for this way of life to come to an end.