Maybe Alec feels like he is in the shadow of his "well behaved brother"
Apparently, Winston is a drunkard in 1984. He can be
compared to a rock because there's nothing new under the sun for him. He eats,
drinks, and is merry. Nothing else happens and it's the same routine. However, Winston is surprisingly observant and intellectual. He keeps a diary that has his thoughts composed in them; thoughts that could result in his death. He's like a pair of new shoes because his thoughts are binging the totalitarian state to a new era. He's giving others new freedoms and he is establishing a new rebelution. (I know that's not a word, but you'll understand what it means had you have read the book.)
