"His bowels seemed to turn to water." page 233
Upon seeing that what lied in room 101 was a cage of rats, which they put right by his face which was strapped down so he couldn't move, Winston immediately tells O'Brien that he wants him to torture Julia instead of him. Satisfied, O'Brien lets him go. For a while, before Winston was sent to room 101, Winston seemed to be doing just fine and was gaining weight and was agreeing with the party's policies. He soon remembered how much he loathed big brother, and yelled out Julia's name over and over. This lead to him going to room 101. After he was willing to betray Julia, they set him free.
"His thoughts wandered again. Almost unconsciously he traced with his finger in the dust on the table: 2+2=5" pg 239
This passage uses an oxymoron to show how after he was tortured in prison, Big Brother forced him to believe things that obviously weren't true that used to repulse him. Now, he doesn't even realize how much control they have over his life and he has completely forgotten how much he wants to rebel. It used to anger him how the government would make announcements that were completely false and how nobody realized it, and now he's in that very position.
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