The major irony is that Winston thought that he could hide
his journal, writing, thoughts, hatred of Big Brother, whatever, by hiding his
activities and putting on the proper face at the "Two Minutes Hate." he irony is that,
no matter how you hide your actions, you can't hide from the thougt police because they
can read your rebellion in your face. Probably the best example of this is Mr.
Charrington. Winston goes into his store and purchases trinkets and finally rents his
room, always thinking that Charrington was unaware of what he was "up to" because he
hide his intentions while Charringon knew quite well by reading his expression, much as
Julia did, that he was rebel. The same is initially true of his relationship with
O'Brien; although he misread O'Brien, Obrien had him pegged from the
beginning.
Makes me wonder about all the pictures that are
being taken of each of us every day ... are these a bad idea? They seem harmless in the
possession of a benign government, but do I really want people in power knowing
everything, or as much as they do now, about where I am and what I'm doing? And what if
this government changes ... the information doesn't go away
....
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." [Thomas
Jefferson]
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