"He had still, he reflected, not learned the ultimate secret. He understood how; he did not understand why." page 217
Winston thinks this to himself shortly after reading Goldstein's book. He realizes that everything that is presented to him in the book is something he already knew. There was no new information that he had not first thought in his own mind. The same question still exists after he reads the book. To me, this seemed like a red flag. I don't understand how he doesn't see anything fishy about that. That's when I started to suspect O'Brien. There's no way that the book could have been written exactly as Winston thought. It was meant to build his confidence, not to enlighten members of the Brotherhood.
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