I think Winston is having trouble buying into what Big Brother is selling because a lot of it doesn't make sense to him. He doesn't understand why the children sell their parents to the Thought Police and why people get excited over a hanging, things like that. He wants the freedoms that he doesn't have access to, like the freedom to choose things like his job and his wife and his family. Even though he wants a future with Julia, he can't, and it is because of the Party that he is stripped of this choice.
I believe his questioning is a form of rebellion because the people in this society are supposed to agree with the Party in every way, but Winston thinks differently and wonders who else thinks the same way. His rebellion, though small, can be compared with Occupy Wall Street because both Winston and the protesters are fighting the government for what they think is right. However, it is a little different because Winston is fighting for more freedom and less government control and the protesters are asking the government to take a certain action. Overall, our society has adapted the common parts of the Orwellian society, but it is no where near the level that takes place in 1984. Our citizens protest what they think is wrong and disagree in certain aspects, and the difference between the two is that in our society, we have the freedom to think.
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