Winston has worked hard for the Hate Week and finally after six days he has enough time to go to his hiding place and start reading the book he got from the Brotherhood. The book is written by Emmanuel Goldstein, "the number one enemy of Oceania". Winston has only a limited time to read the book until he has to return it to the Brotherhood and that is why he wants to read the book fast. He feels excited and starts to read the book before Julia arrives to the hiding place. He still thinks that the place is safe and even "stopped reading, chiefly in order to appriciate the fact that he was reading, in comfort and safety".
When Julia arrives, she is does not show much interest in reading the book and asks Winston to read the book aloud. The chapters of the Goldstein's book are basically named after the slogans of the Party. For example the third chapter is "War is peace" and the chapter tells about the wars of Oceania. Winston is a bit disappointed because the book doesn't tell him anything that he does not already know.
Winston fells asleep and when he and Julia wake up they think that they are still in safe. Soon they experience a nasty surprise when they discover that there is a telescreen in the room, behind the picture. The Thought Police comes and arrests Winston and Julia. It is found out that Mr. Charrington works for the Thought Police and evidently the Thouht Police had observed Winston since he had bought the diary.
I think that Julia is a Thought Police because she asked Winston to read the book aloud. Even the Brotherhood can be just a trap to catch Party members who don't like the Party and its actions. But why has the Thought Police organized such a long and complicated trap to get him? I don't know what will happen to Winston but his situation seems to be hopeless.
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It is a bit suprising to find the telescreen behind the picture. But, Mr. Charrington showed Winston the room to begin with, so I think that it was a plan to catch Winston.
I think it is ironic when they think that it is safe, but actually the Thought Police are behind the telescreen and outside the store waiting to break in. Obviously they are not safe!!!
I don't think that Julia is a part of the Thought Police because her and Winston had sex and talked about everything. Why would the Thought Police have one of their own have sex with a man multiple time when it is not allowed and punishable by vaporization? If she was a Thought Police then they would have caught him after one or two times, I think.
I never really thought about how the chapters in the book are named after parts of the party, and the whole feeling safe is so ironic because they are probably in the most unsafe place...
I like the connection you made when you said that perhaps Julia is the thought police when she asked Winston to read it aloud. That would make sense, although I don't believe she is. I agree that it is weird that they make such a complicated trap to catch Winston when in reality they are arresting him for something they can't even prove, so why not just arrest him when he is walking down the street??
I think the reason that the Though Police took so much time and effort into catching him is because they really wanted to know what he thought and how much he knew. But after Winston confessed to O'Brien at O'Brien's house, I would have thought they would have caught him right there.
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