How much power does the thought police actually have?
- Syme was found as too intelligent, which is why he was vaporized, even though we do not know whether he actually committed any (thought)crimes
- It has been a while since Winston has bought the diary from Mr. Charrington’s shop, but Charrington remembered
Anti-Hero:
- protagonist
- missing key aspects of a hero
- distanced from society because of beliefs or circumstances
- good intentions
- self-destructive