上一章講到了winston聽到兩個女黨員小聲低語的101室，這一章就寫Winston在房間101遭到O’Brien的各種嚴刑拷打。Light that seemed stronger than usual was falling on his face. O'Brien was standing at his side, looking down at him intently. At the other side of him stood a man in a white coat, holding a hypodermic syringe. 這章對Winston來說應該是最痛苦的一章也是他早都料到又出乎意料的一章。而所有的嚴刑拷打不過只是個開始而已Later he was to realize that all that then happened was merely a preliminary, a routine interrogation to which nearly all prisoners were subjected.最后逼得他不得不做出選擇。His sole concern was to find out what they wanted him to confess, and then confess it quickly, before the bullying started anew.承認一切都不難， It was easier to confess everything and implicate everybody. 但是后來winston意識到了這樣一個事實。O’Brien才是那個最可怕的人.。
All through his interrogation, although he had never seen him, he had had the feeling that O'Brien was at his elbow, just out of sight. It was O'Brien who was directing everything. It was he who set the guards on to Winston and who prevented them from killing him. It was he who decided when Winston should scream with pain, when he should have a respite, when he should be fed, when he should sleep, when the drugs should be pumped into his arm. It was he who asked the questions and suggested the answers.
