Winston was right! There is definitely a brotherhood and O’Brien is in charge of it! Unfortunately though it isn’t this underground system and uprising like he had thought. It is a very intricate system of people who all hate the party and big brother and no one ever knows more than 12 or so people within the brotherhood at one time. You basically have to commit and dedicate your entire life to being a part of the brotherhood once a part of it and Winston and Julia are now officially part of it. They worship Goldstein as the leader of the brotherhood and he created a book for everyone to read that actually explains the past correctly and how the party really works. Winston is given a copy of this book (though they are very hard to come by) and begins to read it. In the world of the party though, during hate week a transition is made from being allies with Eastasia to being at war with them again - and as usual the population eats up this information as if it had never been any different. The only real connection again that I can make to another text during this part of the story would probably be to the hunger games because in the third book they create that society that is against the capital so they can revolt. However their society is more interlinked and actually creates a sort of army that is well known. The brotherhood is more methodical and although it may take longer that way - it is probably smarter in the end. I personally really like where this book is going because even though it may seem like the party could never be overthrown within Winston’s lifetime - the brotherhood gives a glimmer of hope in the totalitarian society that has emerged.
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