part 2 1984

Winston is having trouble believing what the state is saying because he can remember some of how life used to be, and that obvious alterations are constantly made to the past. They are, because in this world, any act of defiance is considered illegal and carries the consequence of death. His small protests are very different from the wide scale occupy wall street protests. First of all, they take place in very different worlds, where there are different rules and consequences. His world is very strict, no show of unorthodoxy can be made that is  not punishible by death, compared to our modern world, where we have freedom and rights, and are free to non-violently protest anything. In comparison, they are both protesting their freedom and the oppression of the higher classes and the government. Of course, occupy Wall street is a public display of dissaprovement of the upper classes by the 99%, whereas Winson's protests are inner and do not have an obvious effect on the government and are not made public.