1984: Post 7

In Chapter eight Winston has an intensely real dream about when he was a young boy. Winston's childhood was spent moving from place to place just trying to stay alive with his family. Then when his father left with no return, his mother struggled to keep food coming in for her, Winston, and Winston's sister. Winston would go around outside with other boys and try to find food. They would find the occasional scraps of food but for the most part they were starving. One day Winston stole some chocolate from his sister and then ran away. When he went to go back, his mother and sister had already moved on leaving him behind. Throughout the book you can see that Winston is pretty screwed up in the head. He is horribly depressed due to the conditions of his life and the party's control but now we have been given another view of why he is in that depressed state. They say that people with family issues will have issues further on in their life. If this is the case, then it is justified that Winston has his problems.