"Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death." (page 30)
I have not much to say about this quote because it is self-explanatory. I still find that it is a very powerful quote. My interpretation of it is this: thoughtcrime, or the act of thinking illegal thoughts (or perhaps even thinking in general), is punished by death. That is probably something promoted by the party. But Winston has a different way of thinking. To him, having illegal thoughts does not mean that it will be punished by death. To him, believing that thoughts are illegal IS death. Not physical death, but mental death. The death of the soul. Believing in the party, eating all it's lies, worshipping the terrible slogans, these are all ways of killing one's soul. And by that I mean that the people no longer have personality, they are slaves of the government, their only reason to live is to please it. They are like political zombies, but instead of eating brains, they crave lying slogans.
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