1984

An unspecified amount of time has passed. Winston has been released from the Ministry of Love and is now a regular at the Chestnut Tree Cafe, where he drinks excessively in his usual corner. He still works for the Party and is paid well, although his job now entails nothing but occasional busy-work with a committee of fellow insignificant comrades. Winston has difficulty keeping his mind on anything for very long these days, and he’s troubled by memories of questionable accuracy. He did run into Julia once after his release. The interaction between them is frigid, and they confess to having betrayed one another at the hands of their torturers. Winston doesn’t feel any sexual desire for her any longer, and in fact feels disgust at the thought of engaging with Julia sexually again. He no longer resents the Party and now loves Big Brother.

The novel closes with an appendix explaining the principles of Newspeak. In some editions, this is formatted as a separate chapter, whereas in others it’s included as part of the final chapter of Part 3. The narrative voice shifts here, and Orwell explains directly to the reader what goes into creating and destroying language through Newspeak.