Mr. O'Brien and Winston are the principals starrings of the novel.
Textually O'Brien tells Winston: The first thing you must realize is that power is collective. The individual only has power in so far as he ceases to be an individual..alone...free.. the human being is always defeated.
That is the first thing from O'Brien to Winston.
Answer:
It's a prediction in the plot of the story. Example: "He knew that bad things were to come." This shows that there was a prediction of things to happen.
