1984 - Fatalism

Whilst contemplating what I would write for this post, knowing that it was about fatalism among other themes throughout the novel 1984; I began wondering, how would my life as a senior high school student change if  I were to predetermine my fate? Or to become submissive to the world around me and the accept the consequences that may and would follow?
Here were my conclusions:

• The first and most probable... I decide that I am going to fail exams and that I'm going to get kicked out of home for some idiotic reason, and therefore I become a homeless person who lives off of old cheeseburgers whose fate came true. (This ever-changing economy is so stressful, BUT, never fear! McDonald's promises you only the best for your dollar with their new loose change menu.) 
• The second and more propitious conclusion is that despite the stress that may come with the HSC, my predetermined fate is actually a favorable one. I would become so sure of myself and the fact that I was born to achieve, that I could afford to be nonchalant about the whole affair; accepting the fact that I am awesome! 

Of course these ideas regarding my future are irrelevant in regards to 1984 and the challenges that Winston faced with Big Brother, the Party and The Thought Police. However, it's a similar notion. Winston had predetermined his fate also. He was sure that his relationship with Julia would and could not last. He was certain that he would be caught out by the Thought Police. And he was sure that he would eventually vanish from the face of the earth and society would not even notice for he would never have even existed.  
The only thing that Winston was not sure of? The only thing that is uncertain in life. Time. How long would it take until his fate caught up with him?

Winston believed that the one thing the Party could not take away from him were his feelings for Julia. He knew that they would be forced to physically betray one another.  However he believed whole-heartedly that those feeling were his own.
  Winston Smith: It's not so much staying alive, it's staying human that's important. What counts is that we don't betray each other. 
Julia: If you mean confessing, we're bound to do that. Everybody does. You can't help it. 
Winston Smith: I don't mean confessing. Confessing isn't betrayal. I mean feelings. If they can make me change my feelings. If they can stop me from loving you, that would be real betrayal. 
Julia: They can't do that. It's the one thing they can't do. They can torture you, make you say anything. But they can't make you believe it. They can't get inside you. They can't get to your heart

This ideal that Winston held, we know was smashed when Winston was taken to Room 101, where he begged that the rats be put onto Julia to rip her apart rather than himself. He had betrayed Julia. he had betrayed himself. With this in mind, the only thing that Winston really had control over was anticipation. All he could do was sit, wait and pretend to live a life of meaning to fill the void of waiting. 
In this respect, did he in fact beat The Party? They wanted society to be submissive and reverent towards Big Brother. In order to do this, would that not mean that train of thought would have to be lost. The principles of Ingsoc are in place to eliminate independent thought. They punish thought crime through death. Thought crime is death. That's it. Life goes on as usual. Thought crime need not even have a name, for it doesn't exist. However, Winston was aware of his actions, he knew what to expect, therefore regardless of the consequences that would come from those actions, he was still right... His anticipation, his independent thought had paid off. Not only was he committing thought crimes, he was predetermining his fate. The Party never took that thought from him.

This video has no real relevance except for the fact that I referred to a hobo at the beginning of the post :D
Enjoy!