al need to believe in the ultimate victory of Big Brother. In becoming continuous, war has ceased to exist. The continuity of the war guarantees the permanence of the current order. In other words "War is Peace." The theme of Winston’s rebellion is quite easy to understand. He works in the Ministry of Truth, a place where history and the truth is rewritten to fit the party's beliefs. Winston is aware of the untruths, because he makes them true. This makes him very upset with the government of Oceania, where Big Brother, a larger than life figure, controls the people. His dissatisfaction increases to a point where he rebels against the government in small ways. The significance of these events happening are that they are the catalyst that starts Winston down his ultimate path of destruction and failure. Winston starts with his small rebellion which eventually lead to him hoping to join Goldstein’s rebellion. Winston believes that he finds a similar person to himself in O’Brian. However, O’Brian is just a member of the party who thought the resistence up. This is to ensure that the party can find subversive members in society and stop all thoughts of rebellion. The theme of Winston’s love for Julia also represents the futility of love in such a world and the hope for a normal life. ...
