What is O'Brien saying that Winston has always known?

5. When O'Brien arrives, he says to Winston, "You knew this, Winston... Don't deceive yourself. You did know it—you have always known it." What is O'Brien saying that Winston has always known?
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What does Winston realize he has always known?

9) What does Winston realize he has always known? Winston realizes he has always known that O'Brien was loyal to the Party.
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What does O'Brien say Winston must do?

Therefore, when the Party kills him, he will die hating Big Brother—a personal victory. But he cannot hide his feelings. When O'Brien arrives with the guards, Winston tells him that he hates Big Brother. O'Brien replies that obeying Big Brother is not sufficient—Winston must learn to love him.
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What does O'Brien know about Winston?

Winston knows what's going to happen to him because his fate is the inevitable outcome that has happened to thousands or millions of citizens before him, and O'Brien knows what Winston is thinking because he has encountered thousands of people who have had the same thoughts in these circumstances before.
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What does O'Brien say about the existence of reality what must Winston learn what example does he use to prove this point?

O'Brien says that Winston must relearn the fact that “it is impossible to see reality except by looking through the eyes of the Party.” O'Brien is trying to get Winston to see that he is holding up five fingers instead of four.
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What is O'Brien saying that Winston has always known?

5. When O'Brien arrives, he says to Winston, "You knew this, Winston... Don't deceive yourself. You did know it—you have always known it." What is O'Brien saying that Winston has always known?
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What does Winston learn from O'Brien in the meeting?

What does O'Brien do at the beginning of their meeting that shocks Winston? During their meeting, Winston learns that the Brotherhood is real. True or False.
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Did Winston have a crush on O Brien?

An Inner Party member and a large, burly man with a thick neck and a brutal face, he wears black overalls, which we think are supposed to give him an authoritative air. He is about forty-years-old, and Winston has an intellectual crush on him.
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How does O'Brien know that Winston is finally cured?

How does O'Brien know that Winston is finally "cured"? Winston professes his love for O'Brien. Winston promises to always love Big Brother.
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Did O'Brien lie to Winston?

During the process of this punishment, and perhaps as an act of psychological torture, O'Brien admits that he pretended to be connected to the Brotherhood merely to trap Winston in an act of open disloyalty to the Party.
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Why does O'Brien say that Winston does not exist how does this contrast with all the ways Winston was able to cultivate his identity in book 2?

O'Brien says that Winston does not exist because he is "training" Winston to see and think as the Party wants him too, to, basically, merge with the Party and lose his individual identity to that collective identity. Room 101 continues to be established as something to be feared.
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What does O'Brien say is Winston's defect that must be cured?

What does O'Brien say is Winston's essential problem? O'Brien says that Winston is mentally deranged and suffers from a defective memory and says that Winston is unable to remember real events and persuades himself that he remembers other events that never happened.
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Why does O'Brien say Winston has been brought to the Ministry of Love?

According to O'Brien, why has Winston been brought to the Ministry of Love? not to be killed, tortured or made to confess. He is actually there to be cured.
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Why does O'Brien not satisfied with Winston?

O'Brien still isn't satisfied because he knows that Winston is only forcing himself to say "5" when really he believes its "4". He is trying to teach him to believe whatever the party says is true even though they go against common sense.
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Why did O'Brien give Winston the book?

It was when he penned down the words, " Down With The Big Brother", they understood that Winston was more than some gullible fool. So, O'Brien gave him the Book, to asses the depth of his revolutionary footing. When he accepted the book, they knew how much his individuality had developed.
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Why does Winston cry at the end?

He realizes that he has been mistaken all this time. He realizes that he loves Big Brother. Winston loves what he has been running away from.
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Who betrayed Winston in 1984?

Winston's horrors and fear are brought to light in these chapters: He is betrayed by Julia and O'Brien, he is tortured and ruined, and every hope he had for a future without the Party is destroyed.
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Why did O'Brien watch Winston for 7 years?

Yes. It's Orwell's way of showing that even before Winston decided to rebel, O'Brien was in his mind watching him toil over his noncompliant nature.
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How old is Winston Smith?

Personality. Winston is stated as being 39 years old at the beginning of the book.
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What was Julia's room 101?

In considering Julia and her personality, I'm going to guess that her Room 101 is a place where she lacks control, specifically that she is completely controlled by a male such as O'Brien. In almost every scenario in the book, she calls the shots with Winston. She enjoys being the dominant one to his passivity.
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Who truly is O'Brien They got me a long time ago Why is this quote relevant?

Consider Winston himself: after his release from the Ministry of Love, he has money, a good job, and the knowledge of impending death, but he never seems to be trusted to any particular extent. O'Brien simply meant that the Party had recruited him a long time ago.
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What does O'Brien mean when he says that Winston is the last human?

O'Brien to Winston. By calling Winston the last man, O'Brien is asserting the Party's superiority and total control over humanity. The Party has methodically cultivated an environment where citizens both worship and fear Big Brother.
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What is O'Brien saying about reality vs Illusion?

What is O'Brien saying about reality vs illusion (249)? Reality is in the hands of the Party. There is no external reality.
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Which of the following statements does O'Brien tell Winston in Ministry of Love?

O'Brien tells Winston that he will never know anything more about Big Brother, that the Party will never die and always succeed and that the Brotherhood won't help him now because he is the last one.
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What does O'Brien say are the three stages to returning Winston to society?

'THERE are three stages in your reintegration,' said O'Brien. 'There is learning, there is understanding, and there is acceptance. It is time for you to enter upon the second stage. '
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