Winston is afraid of rats because he has a deep-seated fear and phobia of them, which was triggered by a traumatic experience he had in his past.
when he tells him.
Rats and mice are afraid of any predator. Nearly anything will eat them. Some predators that frighten them include cats, dogs, owls, foxes, and snakes. Rats are also usually afraid of humans. edit: Rats are also afraid of the letter "P" If you say any thing with a "P" in it (Pizza/pop/parlor) they flinch/squeek/run. They are also afraid of balloons. I own three rats, and I'm being serious.
Yes! It's wierd, but all elephants (big or small) are afraid of mice. I don't know about rats, but I think elephants are afraid of them too.
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Winston is afraid because he realizes that he is being watched by the Thought Police, a secret and powerful government organization that monitors and punishes citizens for thoughtcrime. Winston's fear deepens when he sees a dark-haired girl who he suspects is a member of the Thought Police.
For Winston, his greatest fear should be to lose his identity and self-consciousness. His reason for rebelling against the party is to find his true identity, which explains the reason he's so keen in discovering history (for eg. the nursery rhyme and the photograph in the newspaper). It is through history and memory that he is able to find his true identity and self.He is also afraid of rats, and they are used as a method of torture on him.
He's afraid of rats.
She is deathly afraid of rats.
My father, a miner, always said that that's what he said.
Winston becomes absolutely terrified once he heard that there was a rat in the room, and made it worse as he found out that there are many rats throughout the building. His fear of rats foreshadows the upcoming events particularly in room 101