Winston is majorly trapped in a struggle against society. He is constantly watched by the telescreen and by the posters of Big Brother that are positioned all over the buildings and city. The Party's slogan is WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH which shows that the more the state keeps from the people, the better they feel things will be, which forces the people to become victims of the state's preferences.
To resist these restrictions, Winston sits out of view of the telescreen. "By sitting in the alcove, and keeping well back, Winston was able to remain outside the range of the telescreen, so far out of sight" (Orwell 9). Winston wants to challenge the system. By sitting where he can be heard but not seen, it shows that he does not completely agree with the state that he is forced to live in and starts to resist through this action.
Another moment where Winston employs resistance is when he finds himself writing DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER repeatedly in his diary. "It was absurd, since the writing of those particular words was not more dangerous than the initial act of opening the diary; [...] he was tempted to tear out the spoiled pages [...] but he did not do so" (Orwell 19). He is, in a sense, not successful because he realizes that the thought police have him 'trapped' and no matter what he does he cannot escape Big Brother or the rest of the thought police.
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