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             In this essay I plan to respond to the question, in what way does Winston's fatalistic streak contribute to his ultimate downfall, and explain why I think his fatalism ultimately gets him arrested and tortured near the end of the text. The major events that I believe contributed to getting him caught, was where he had his affair with Julia and when he tried to join "the brotherhood", and to a lesser extent his diary notes, which to me, set his general behaviour and ways of thinking for the majority of the book. These events truly highlighted Winston's fatalistic outlook on his own, and others lives.
             In the context of the book no other event was more prominent than Winston's Affair with Julia, this event really showed Winston's rebellious side, and made him less and less careful about the watchful eye of big brother because he knew he was to be caught in the long run eventually, so he made sure he enjoyed his time left. I believe Winston's affair with Julia was his way of rebelling against big brother, which is a stupid thing to do because he was always going to get caught. Just before they were caught their meeting places became overused and Winston knew the risk of going to the same building over and over, but he continued to see Julia any way.
             His suspicious behaviour led others to see him as a traitor and when he was asked to join the brotherhood. He knew it could have been a trap, as he was suspicious of O"Brien in the first place, however he was whiling to take almost any opportunity to be part of a plan to do away with big brothers regime. Winston must have thought he was damned if he did, and damned if he didn't. The thing that shows Winston's fatalistic flaw in this passage of the book was that him and Julia talked about the brotherhood, in times when they could have easily been seen or heard, and Winston didn't seem to care at all. This to me showed Winston's lack of value for his own safety, the text made it seem like Winston thought at any point he was going to get caught in these scenes.


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