*1984 Question 4

What is the climax of this novel? what happens? how do the events of this novel make you feel?

There are so many parts of this novel that looked like Climax because it made the readers pay more attention to it or it was too astonishing. The Climax of this novel is when Winston gets tortured in room 101 with rats. While Winston having affair with Julia in a room without telescreen that Mr. Charrington rent him, the Thought Police comes in and arrests Winston for breaking the rules of this country. The Thought Police knew that they are having affair because Mr. Charrington is the Thought Police. It is shocking because Mr. Charrington seems like supporting their relationship, but he was the Thought Police. Winston goes to room 101, which is in jail, and gets tortured. In the jail, room 101 is very popular since people know that it was the place where people go in and gets tortured. This significant event makes me feel gloomy, depressed, and sad. Winston is foolish. All he did is following others, but he was the one who got arrested and got betrayed from the people around him. I felt sympathy since I felt like he was symbolizing us, the citizens, who have no power at all. This book’s tone is very dark overall. I don’t think many of the readers will agree with me that this is the climax of this novel, 1984 because they may think this incident wasn’t a big deal. However, I am saying that this part is the climax since this is the overall effect of what happened in the story. It is complicating.