gs are finished, Winston looks at himself in the mirror and sees a bag of bones covered by gray skin and teeth falling out. This description is the climax of despair, and he blames O'Brian for this terrible state. When Winston confesses to O'Brian that he hates Big Brother, he is taken back to room 101 to get his face eaten out by rats. But since Winston hates rats more than anything, he betrays Julia and is now released. This betrayal was what O'Brian was looking for as a desperate cry of help from Winston. Winston had finally given in and said he loved big brother and decided to conform to what the Party wanted. This is a depressing result, instead of dying for what he believed in; he gave into society to save his life....
