Pranav Patel answers “Why didn't they kill Smith? I was waiting...”

Adam asked this question about 1984:

Why didn't they kill Smith? I was waiting through the whole part when he was in the Ministry of Love that they would kill him like they did with others through the time. I thought that they killed the people that the Thought Police caught: they confessed and they killed them. So when he was released I was really surprised. Can someone explain me it?

Pranav Patel The Party did not kill Smith and instead broke his hope. After he learns that Julia had also confessed about turning on him, their affair was abandone…moreThe Party did not kill Smith and instead broke his hope. After he learns that Julia had also confessed about turning on him, their affair was abandoned. In the end, Smith feels as if he loved Big Brother and accepts the Party's rule. Therefore, he does not remain a threat and becomes another ordinary person living in that society.(less)

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