what does winston mean when he thinks: "comrade withers was already an unperson"?

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Asked by daniel l #358562 on 5/7/2014 9:17 PM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 5/7/2014 9:24 PM

Answered by jill d #170087 on 5/7/2014 9:24 PM

This means that Comrade Withers is already dead.

"The only real clue lay in the words ‘refs unpersons’, which indicated that Withers was already dead."

Source(s): 1984