Reading Response Part 2

In your opinion, why is Winston having a difficult time buying into what Big Brother and the State are saying?
-Winston has trouble buying into what Big Brother is trying to say because Winston knows that what they are saying is completely untrue. Winston hates his job and the world around him which makes him question what they say and therefore he has a hard time buying what they are saying. He is able to figure out that everything they are saying is lies and he doesn't want to listen to lies.

Are his small acts of defiance a form of protest?
-I believe that they are a form of protest because he does not want to listen to them because he knows what they are saying is false. Not complying with all of someones orders is a form of protest. It may not be a protest but it is some form of a protest.

Compare/Contrast
- I think that Winston's "protest" would be just of a big deal as protests in today's society. Now we are allowed to express our opinion unlike in Winston's situation. Winston rebelling just a small amount is as big of a deal as a large protest today. Winston's "protest" is against the government like protests in today's society (Occupy Wall Street, Anti-War Protests, etc.) In the US when a protest is going on the govenrment listens to the people and tries to satify them while if Winston's "protest" were to be known of he would just be killed or vaporized; the government would not consider listening to his concerns about the government.