After re-reading the last paragraph of 1984 I've come to the conclusion that Winston does in fact die. However, I don't think that his body is no longer alive and kicking (if that makes any sense).
I think that Winston as an individual is completely and utterly dead. There is no way he could ever be brought back into the world of the story. His body is still doing everything that the Party requires it to do. In reality the main reason the Ministry of Love exists is to "re-educate" the thought criminals. If the re-education goes according to plan the thought criminal will eventually love Big Brother. Once a thought criminal truly loves Big Brother he isn't really the same person.
Therefore, if we think about it that way Winston's spirit has been crushed and mangled to such a degree that his spirit isn't really him anymore. Winston as a "controlled-thinking" (cause they can't think freely) individual has basically been vaporized from his own body. Sure the bag of bones that once contained Winston's soul still goes about its daily life. One might say that the frame of a person going about daily life without a proper soul is immoral and unethical, but that's what the Party wants from its members.
Personally I think that Winston was basically turned into a "zombie". He was basically killed by the Party, yet they would still see him everyday for the rest of his body's mortal life. He would be a listless, and unappreciative of everything in his life. Anyway that's my personal opinion on whether or not Winston dies at the end of 1984
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