1984

           Howcouldyouhaveasloganlike"freedomisslavery"whentheconceptoffreedomhasbeenabolished? Thewholeclimateofthoughtwillbedifferent. Infacttherewillbenothought,asweunderstanditnow. Orthodoxymeansnotthinking—notneedingtothink. Orthodoxyisunconsciousness.’ 

           Oneofthesedays,thoughtWinstonwithsuddendeepconviction,Symewillbevaporized. Heistoointelligent. Heseestooclearlyandspeakstooplainly. ThePartydoesnotlikesuchpeople. Onedayhewilldisappear. Itiswritteninhisface. 

           Winstonhadfinishedhisbreadandcheese. Heturnedalittlesidewaysinhischairtodrinkhismugofcoffee. Atthetableonhisleftthemanwiththestridentvoicewasstilltalkingremorselesslyaway. Ayoungwomanwhowasperhapshissecretary, andwhowassittingwithherbacktoWinston,waslisteningtohimandseemedtobeeagerlyagreeingwitheverythingthathesaid. FromtimetotimeWinstoncaughtsomesuchremarkas ‘Ithinkyou’resoright,Idosoagreewithyou’, utteredinayouthfulandrathersillyfemininevoice. Buttheothervoiceneverstoppedforaninstant,evenwhenthegirlwasspeaking. Winstonknewthemanbysight,thoughheknewnomoreabouthimthanthatheheldsomeimportantpostintheFictionDepartment. Hewasamanofaboutthirty,withamuscularthroatandalarge,mobilemouth. Hisheadwasthrownbackalittle,andbecauseoftheangleatwhichhewassitting,hisspectaclescaughtthelightandpresentedtoWinstontwoblankdiscsinsteadofeyes. Whatwasslightlyhorrible,wasthatfromthestreamofsoundthatpouredoutofhismouthitwasalmostimpossibletodistinguishasingleword. JustonceWinstoncaughtaphrase— ‘completeandfinaleliminationofGoldsteinism’ —jerkedoutveryrapidlyand,asitseemed,allinonepiece,likealineoftypecastsolid.