This was a notion that passed through Winston's mind when he saw Julia had followed him to the antique shop and was worried she would report him. This shows how much fear and paranoia these people were living with. They would ultimately do anything to prevent themselves from being reported. Even plan how you were going to kill someone who just walked by. When reading this sentence, it also seemed somewhat animalistic of Winston to say. He spoke of tracking her to a quiet place then going in for the kill, just as an animal hunts his prey. That is what these people have basically been reduced to in the eyes of the government - animals. There is no honesty, integrity, or the like. There is only a basic knowledge of what they must do in order to survive from day to day.
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