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In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the character of O’Brien is both Winston's savior and his destroyer; he reaches out to Winston and befriends him, only to torture and brainwash him in the end. Therefore, it is puzzling that Winston's respect for O'Brien never seems to waver, despite the long hours of enduring pain and suffering. Orwell uses the character of O’Brien to paint a desperate and hopeless picture of futuristic society, where the protagonist as well as his values are betrayed by the only man he trusts. O’Brien represents the Party’s ability to manipulate the truth, in order to control the minds and wills of its citizens. In order to eliminate rebellious citizens such as Winston, the Party must destroy their morals and values, as well as their perception of reality. Orwell uses the example of Winston and the Party’s success in defeating him to convince the reader that Big Brother will never be overthrown. Winston's connection with O'Brien is strong, and one might even go so far as to call it an intimacy. O'Brien seems to have an irresistible pull on Winston, and he appears highly intelligent and very physically capable. Winston senses a "political unorthodoxy" about O'Brien, or "simply intelligence" (Orwell