part 2.chapter 3.
Winston 被O的话所震惊,他说We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?'他向Winston很好的解释了什么是自由,以及何谓权利。让Winston很好地认识了两个事实,即Freedom is Slavery. Power is collective. The individual only has power in so far as he ceases to be an individual. if one can make complete, utter submission, if he can escape from his identity, if he can merge himself in the Party so that he IS the Party, then he is all-powerful and immortal.第二事实即that power is power over human beings. Over the body--but, above all, over the mind. Power over matter--external reality, as you would call it--is not important. Already our control over matter is absolute.'而当Winston提出质疑时,O'Brien silenced him by a movement of his hand. 'We control matter because we control the mind. Reality is inside the skull. You will learn by degrees, Winston.而事实上O就在这样给Winston做着洗脑的工作。Winston会被洗脑成功吗?最后的结局又是怎样呢?