Part II Chapter V

The vaporization of Syme had to be the most chilling opening of any chapter of this book. Not, because of graphic violence or even an intricate emotional thrillride, but simply, because his fate was so callously mused over; obviously a deliberate literary technique of Orwell's design. It was done simply to exemplify one of the crucial points of this novel which is; the lack of romanticism or value placed in human life as generally seen in most stories. It's missing a key component; being the constant grandiosity of the struggle of Good Vs. Evil. To openly acknowledge that Syme once WAS would be considered ThoughtCrime and would obviously be punishable by a very similar fate. Thus, the cycle of fear continues.
Characters such as the shop owner Charrington lay in the world betwixt and between the reality that Winston and Julia must face after their brief bouts of passion. He is not vindictive, he is not of the Party nor is he a Prole. Charrington is a shadow of a time long past and has the wispy personality of a child dreamer and collector of things.
Despite the inevitability of