"As O'Brien passed the telescreen a thought seemed to strike him. He stopped, turned aside, and pressed a switch on the wall. There was a sharp snap. The voice had stopped. Julia uttered a tiny sound that sounded like a squeak of surprise. Even in the midst of panic, Winston was too much taken aback to be able to hold his tongue. "You can turn it off!" he said. "Yes," said O'Brien, "we can turn it off. We have that privilege." (Page 169)
By now we now that O'Brien is the leader of the Brotherhood but we are not sure what sort of things he is capable of. As weird and dumb as it may sound, this book reminds me of the Matrix. Thinking of O'Brien as Morpheus and Winston as Neo. This scene depicts a perfect example as to why I think that as well. Noone would dare do anything as scary as turn off the telescreen, everyone is controlled by the brainwashing propaganda to the point where that is not even something they would think about. Just as we can see by Winston's reaction, he yells with a hint of fear, curiosity and amazement at the fact that O'Brien so casually changed his entire perspective on the world.
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