Winston sees his ruined body in the mirror

O'Brien forces Winston to stand between the wings of a three-sided mirror. Winston sees a bowed, grey-coloured, skeleton-like thing: his own body, emaciated and covered with dirt and sores. His hair is coming out, he has lost twenty-five kilograms, and O'Brien wrenches a loose tooth out of his mouth. Winston bursts into tears, and O'Brien tells him it will not last forever and that he can escape whenever he chooses. The sight of his ruined body is a crucial step in breaking his resistance.