Part III, Chapter 6 contains our last moments with Winston. He is a broken man with a redundant job who spends his idle hours drinking clove-flavored gin at the Chestnut Tree Cafe. Gin dominates much of his life and he can scarcely function without its habitual assistance. He worries about the war going badly for Oceania.
He has met Julia since being released from prison but the two have little to say and there is not even a hint of physical attraction left. The two speak of seeing each other again but neither is apparently serious about doing so.
In the final pages of the book, Winston learns two things: that Oceania has won the greatest victory in military history against Eurasia and that he has learned to love Big Brother.
Whether a bullet actually enters the back of his head as he discovers that he finally loves the mustachioed dictator, is a matter of debate.
He belongs completely to the Party and the State.
“Don’t Let it Happen. It Depends on You.” - George Orwell (Eric Blair)
