1984
what is the possible punishment for writing the the journal?
what could happen to winston if he got caught
what could happen to winston if he got caught
The punishment for a normal member of the Outer Party writing in a journal was most probably death. Winston would be "unpersoned." He could be sent to a work camp for a number of years but dying would probably be preferable. I hope I'm not spoiling things for you but the irony is that O'Brien knew Winston was writing in his diary all along.