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