1984- 2

Winston is having trouble buying into what the party, Big Brother, and the state are saying because he had already begun to think about the societies problems in the beginning of the book. Once you start noticing everything that is wrong, it is almost impossible to stop. he even thinks that Julia, who says she loves him, is a spy. He is so paranoid! Now, he has gotten to the point where he can't help but be frustrated with the society. Other people don't think about these things because that thought process has never been triggered for them. If it were to, then they wouldn't be able to stop either. You can't control your thoughts, so Winston is now constantly thinking about the societal issues. I would say his little acts of defiance of are a form of protest. First off, almost anything in Oceania that is not what the state of big Brother tells you to do, is against the rules. Occupy wall street is a big protest in today's society, and it is much larger than Winston's little rebellions. Occupy wall street people are protesting on wall street against the bankers, calling them the 1%. They are the 99%, and they are all mad.The government, or higher class, is annoyed by the protesters because there are so many of them. They can be for " Occupy Wall Street" even if they aren't out protesting. They believe the protesters are ignorant, but the protesters think the bankers are ignorant. The masses, or 99%, are actually in support if this. It is only approximately 1% that are not. We have become Orwellian in the sense that the government is a small portion that controls everything. In the book, the party just dismisses the proles, much like today's society with the rich and poor. Most people would disagree with the government, but only some of them really speak up.