The proles
are free to live their lives how they want to, for the most part. The proles, consisting of
nearly 85% of the population, are not part of the party, and are not watched incessantly like
party members are, or those that work for the party. envies that freedom. He wants to be able
to live his life unexamined, and with whomever doing whatever he wants. He is sick and tired of
the constant fear, paranoia, and surveillance. The proles don't have to worry about that,
because the party doesn't worry about them. They spend most of their lives struggling to work
and make ends meet, and the constant warfare that exists in the world keeps their passions and
patriotism afire and satisfied.
Winston wonders why the proles don't rise up
and rebel against the party, becuase if they did, they would squash the party instantly from
sheer numbers alone. They have, through the fact that they are so large in number, the power to
get rid of the thing in life that Winston hates so much: the party. He envies that power. He
finds them superior because they have potential, they have freedom, and they have a life that
they can live as they choose (in their limited circumstances). I hope that those thoughts
helped; good uck!
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