I am not so I am

This chapter hit me with complete surprise. Winston opened his memories of his family in the story and the vagueness of it all is quite puzzling. You feel like there is something he doesn't know or something he isn't saying. It feels like hes lying to you the reader. This is something I never experienced with another book. At first you believe him, but then he brings in a concept which fills your head with doubt. The concept of doublethink is one thing in the story that intrigued me. This concept can only be understood while it is utilized and only when its utilized it is understood. Its the complete submission of logic by a person. The basis of its usage is the common practice of using two contradictory terms placed next to each other. For example, the common slogan "War is peace" is just some of the examples of doublethink in the story. Your head begins to be jumbled with doubt and confusion as you read more and more about doublethink. What it makes you feel is a feeling of nothingness, but at the same time everything. He of course keeps all this emotion, behind that mask. The party was always watching him and he knew that one flicker of hatred would be considered thought crime. The idea of being arrested for your thoughts seems ridiculous now, but in the world of Oceania its all too visible. My predictions for him is very vague due to the vagueness of the book. You can't truly pinpoint anything tangible which is what makes this book so alluring. I have really been won over by the concept of doublethink and the means Winston the main character takes to explain it. George Orwell is a true genius.