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Beth
I think he does get killed at the very end paragraph, he's in the Chestnut Tree cafe where previous traitors have been seen shortly before they have been executed. The reason they released him back into society was because his spirit was broken and he couldn't influence anyone to hate the party anymore and is therefore not a threat... They kill people after a year so that these traitors aren't kill as martyrs, because if they did die as martyrs, history will remember them as good people who fought for what they believed in and it would make the party look bad. Winston died unnoticed and loving Big Brother which was the best result for the government, who will not tolerate any dissension to themselves.
Samantha
Now that he has acknowledged his love for Big Brother the Party has won completely. That was the last thing they needed from him before they killed him, it is inevitable that he'll be killed at any time after the end of the novel; whether it is immediately afterwards or in a week, a month, or a year, he is dead.
Keagan Thomas
I think Winston isn't killed simply because there is no reason not to. Once he leaves the Ministry of Love he is fixed and truly loves Big Brother. If they were to kill him before he was fixed, he would have have won against the party in a way because he died hating Big Brother. Now that he is fixed, he can't influence society in any way different than what the party wishes. So they release him so he can be a model citizen.
William Redmond
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Melissa Archibald
Because he broke down and fell in line. If the gov't killed everyone who committed thoughtcrime or moved against the Party, it would create too big of a spectacle. From my perspective, the most powerful tools of the Party are fear and isolation. Making an example out of a FEW rebels proves that there are consequences for challenging Big Brother. But as long as those numbers appear small, then the public never feels like they are connected to a larger movement in opposition to the Party.
Pranav Patel
The Party did not kill Smith and instead broke his hope. After he learns that Julia had also confessed about turning on him, their affair was abandoned. In the end, Smith feels as if he loved Big Brother and accepts the Party's rule. Therefore, he does not remain a threat and becomes another ordinary person living in that society.
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