Winston seems to be having trouble buying into what Big Brother is selling because much of it seems irrational to him. He doesn't see why the values are what they are: children selling their parents to the Thought Police, people becoming excited over a hanging, etc. He wants the freedoms that he doesn't have, like the freedom of choice-in areas that could mean his job, his wife, etc. He has no future with Julia, which is what he wants above all, and it is because of the Party that he is stripped of this choice.
His questioning is indeed a form of rebellion-the people in this society are supposed to agree with the Party in every way, yet Winston thinks what he thinks and wonders who else might think the same way. His small rebellion can be compared with Occupy Wall Street-both Winston and the modern-day protesters are fighting the government for what they believe is right. It is, however, ironic that Winston should be fighting for more freedom and less government control while the Occupy Wall Street protesters are asking the government to do something specific instead of trying to overthrow them. Overall, our society has adapted the common parts of the Orwellian society, but nothing, as in many occasions, is to an extreme. Our citizens protest what they think is wrong and believe firmly what they believe; the difference between the two is that in our society, we have the freedom to think.
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