1984 #12

These two sections further discuss Winston's "progress" in the eyes of O'Brien. Orwell mentions Winston's fragile state due to him thinking badly of Big Brother. Winston is still having difficulty understanding the concept that nothing existed before the Party. O'Brien says to Winston, "In our world there will be no emotions except fear, rage, triumph, and self-abasement. Everything else we shall destroy-- everything. Already we are breaking down the habits of thought which have survived from before the Revolution" (Orwell 267). After the entire process of Winston's mind being "wiped clean," he still has a firm belief that there was a world before. O'Brien is starting to get frustrated with the fact that he cannot get through to Winston on this one factor of becoming loyal to the Party.