Quote by George Orwell

Suddenly, by the sort of violent effort with which one wrenches one's head away from the pillow in a nightmare, Winston succeeded in transferring his hatred from the face on the screen to the dark?haired girl behind him. Vivid, beautiful hallucinations flashed through his mind. He would flog her to death with a rubber truncheon. He would tie her naked to a stake and shoot her full of arrows like Saint Sebastian. He would ravish her and cut her throat at the moment of climax. Better than before, moreover, he realized why it was that he hated her. He hated her because she was young and pretty and sexless, because he wanted to go to bed with her and would never do so, because round her sweet supple waist, which seemed to ask you to encircle it with your arm, there was only the odious scarlet sash, aggressive symbol of chastity.

Suddenly, by the sort of violent effort with which one wrenc

Summary

This quote from George Orwell's "1984" depicts Winston's transition of hatred from Big Brother to a young woman. In this transformative realization, Winston's mind conjures violent fantasies as he envisions punishing and murdering the girl. Additionally, the quote reveals his deep resentment towards her for being attractive and unattainable, emphasized by the symbol of her scarlet sash representing chastity. Ultimately, this passage illustrates Winston's frustration and longing for a meaningful connection in a dystopian society that suppresses individuality and devalues human relationships.

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