My father, a miner, always said that that's what he said.
when he tells him.
His fear of rats .
Winston becomes absolutely terrified once he heard that there was a rat in the room, and made it worse as he found out that there are many rats throughout the building. His fear of rats foreshadows the upcoming events particularly in room 101
rats symbolize fear and helplessness for Winston, as they trigger his deepest fears and vulnerabilities. They represent his ultimate breaking point and the complete loss of control over his fate in the face of the Party's brutal tactics. By exploiting his phobia, the Party is able to fully break Winston's spirit and force him to betray his own beliefs.
He is simply terrified of rats.
His most prized possession was "a peculiarly beautiful book".
Yes, rats are often found in coal mines due to the abundance of darkness, warmth, and food sources such as coal scraps. They can pose a challenge to miners by gnawing on equipment and potentially carrying diseases.
Trench Rats can refer to the Nation Organization of Trench Rats, a fraternal organization of veterans who served in the trenches in various wars, or to the black rats (Rattus rattus) and brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) feeding on food scraps and decaying corpses of unburied soldiers in WWI and WWII.
For Winston, his greatest fear should be to lose his identity and self-consciousness. His reason for rebelling against the party is to find his true identity, which explains the reason he's so keen in discovering history (for eg. the nursery rhyme and the photograph in the newspaper). It is through history and memory that he is able to find his true identity and self.For Julia, her greatest fear should be to lose enjoyment (both materially and sexually). That is also the reason she rebelled against the party.
The lack of self identity, memories and past bothers Winston in 1984. That was the reason he rebelled against the party. Winston was keen to search for the past and memories because he wanted to find his true identity and freedom through it.
To kill rats and mice, which attacked and bit miners. The tiny Yorkshire terrier was specifically bred to hunt vermin in narrows cracks and crevices in mines.
For Winston, his greatest fear should be to lose his identity and self-consciousness. His reason for rebelling against the party is to find his true identity, which explains the reason he's so keen in discovering history (for eg. the nursery rhyme and the photograph in the newspaper). It is through history and memory that he is able to find his true identity and self.He is also afraid of rats, and they are used as a method of torture on him.