Steps Toward Rebellion August 5, pages 179-204 RR7

Winston receives The Theory and Practice of Oligarchial Collectivism by Emmanuel Goldstein from O’Brien in this section of the book. He reads it while in the rented room above Mr. Charrington’s. This segment consists mostly of Winston reading, and began to lose my interest. Goldstein’s book addressed the Party slogan of “IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH,” “WAR IS PEACE,” and “FREEDOM IS SLAVERY.” The author used different historical events to back up Goldstein’s points, but many of them were points which Winston already considered earlier in the novel. The Theory and Practice of Oligarchial Collectivism mostly confirmed Winston’s previous assumptions. It presented some new information, but for the most part elucidates what Winston believed and the author informed us of before. Although this section did not keep me completely interested, it did strike me as a major event in the book. Orwell created this book that confirms everything Winston doubted about the Party and Big Brother.