Winston is unable to finish reading the book, in spite of
his desire and interest to carry on reading Goldenstein's analysis of his world and
society, because it is at this moment in the narrative that the Thought Police decide to
reveal there presence, which has been there all along, and arrest them. They realise
that there was a telescreen hidden behind a picture all along, and that their secret
hideaway was never secret and was carefully created by the Thought Police precisely to
ensnare them and record evidence against them, which will no doubt be used as they are
taken to the Ministry of Love. Note how they realise finally that the game is
up:
"We are
the dead," he said."We are the dead," echoed Julia
dutifully."You are the dead," said an iron voice behind
them.
It is the sudden and
ironic repetition of this phrase that indicates the presence of somebody else. Note how
the phrase foreshadows the "death" that Julia and Winston face, making it an appropriate
phrase to be repeated by the Thought Police.
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