George Orwell: 1984, Chapters 2:VI-2:VIII

Winston has heard about a secret organization called the Brotherhood and thinks that O'Brien is its member. The organization is against the Party and that is why Winston wants to join it. He has been waiting for a signal from O'Brien and at last O'Brien gives his address to Winston. Winston goes with Julia to O'Brien's home and finds out that O'Brien really is a member of the Brotherhood. During the short visit Winston and Julia make a commitment to become members of the organization. Again, Winston thinks that the place where they meet is safe because O'Brien has turned the telescreen off. I just wonder, isn't there any other surveillance means in addition to the telescreen in the room.

Before Julia and Winston make their visit to O'Brien, Winston confesses Julia that he had believed he had murdered his mother. When Julia asks why he had done it, his reply is: "I didn't murder her. Not physically". Then he tells her about the day when his mother and sister disappered. He tells that he was young and living with his mother and sister, who was sick. There had been a new chocolate ration and Winston wanted to eat also his sister's and mother's amounts of chocolate because he was hungry. He didn't get permission to eat the chocolate from his mother but he still took all the chocolate and run away from home. When he came back few hours later, his mother and sister had disappeared. Julia say to Winston: "I expect you were a beastly little swine in those days. All children are". Winston replies: "Yes, but the real point of the story-" but he never finishes the sentence. I think he should because I don't understand what the point of the story is. I tried to find its meaning-and didn't succeed.

I think that Winston makes a significent observation when he says to Julia: "The proles are human beings. We are not human". It made me think, is the Big Brother a real human being or is he some kind of robot or machine.