Analyzing dreams

Winston has a dream back when he was around 12 years old. He remembers air raids, and taking shelter in tube stations. He remembers picking up scraps with other boys and picking up ribs of cabbage leaves or whatever they could find just so they wouldn’t starve. He remembers that his mother did not show any grief when his father disappeared but she changed. She became spiritless and just took care of the kids waiting to die. Winston remembers how he would always beg and scream for more food because they were starving. He would take food from his siblings and his mom so that he wasn’t starving but had no regard for their well being. He remembers taking chocolate from his sister and running out of the house because he felt ashamed. When he returned home, everyone was gone. His physiological state must be so messed up because of these memories. Remembering doing something so horrible to those you love such as taking food from them must be so traumatic. It’s no wonder that Winston is so destroyed. This dream is important to Winston’s character because it shows us that he has a lot of regret from what society has done to him.