O'Brien August 2, pages 154-179 RR6

I found the character development of O’Brien to be appealing. The author first introduces O’Brien during the Two Minutes Hate. Winston sees a look in O’Brien’s eyes that makes him believe that O’Brien is also against Big Brother and the Party. When Winston is writing in his diary he sometimes feels that he is writing to O’Brien who shares his thoughts. In this section of the book Winston finally comes into contact with O’Brien and finds that he is a member of the Brotherhood. I found the similarities and differences between the character development of O’Brien and Julia entertaining. Orwell presents the two characters at the same time, during the Two Minutes Hate. At this time Winston evaluates them both and comes up with a notion of each of their personalities. Upon interacting with each of them for the first time he finds two different outcomes. Julia turns out to be completely different from what Winston first decided she was, and O’Brien is actually spot on what Winston identified him to be.