Samantha 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?

Samantha Now that he has acknowledged his love for Big Brother the Party has won completely. That was the last thing they needed from him before they killed hi…moreNow that he has acknowledged his love for Big Brother the Party has won completely. That was the last thing they needed from him before they killed him, it is inevitable that he'll be killed at any time after the end of the novel; whether it is immediately afterwards or in a week, a month, or a year, he is dead.(less)

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Julia I took it to mean that they didn't have to kill him, in accepting and loving Big Brother his spirit died. I just remember his torturer mentioning befo ...more
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