Keagan Thomas 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?

Keagan Thomas I think Winston isn't killed simply because there is no reason not to. Once he leaves the Ministry of Love he is fixed and truly loves Big Brother. If…moreI think Winston isn't killed simply because there is no reason not to. Once he leaves the Ministry of Love he is fixed and truly loves Big Brother. If they were to kill him before he was fixed, he would have have won against the party in a way because he died hating Big Brother. Now that he is fixed, he can't influence society in any way different than what the party wishes. So they release him so he can be a model citizen.(less)

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