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1984 Chapter Questions and Answers

1984 Chapter Questions and Answers

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Part 1, Chapter 1 1. Where and when is the story set?

Part 1, Chapter 1 1. Where and when is the story set?

Part 1, Chapter 1 1. Where and when is the story set? -London, Airstrip

Part 1, Chapter 1 1. Where and when is the story set? -London, Airstrip One (England), Oceania (composed of the Americas, Western Europe, and Northern Africa) -1984!

Part 1, Chapter 1 1. Where and when is the story set? -London, Airstrip

Part 1, Chapter 1 1. Where and when is the story set? -London, Airstrip One (England), Oceania (composed of the Americas, Western Europe, and Northern Africa) -1984! 2. Briefly describe each of the four government Ministries. Where does Winston work?

Part 1, Chapter 1 1. Where and when is the story set? -London, Airstrip

Part 1, Chapter 1 1. Where and when is the story set? -London, Airstrip One (England), Oceania (composed of the Americas, Western Europe, and Northern Africa) -1984! 2. Briefly describe each of the four government Ministries. Where does Winston work? -Ministry of Truth – education, news, entertainment, arts -Ministry of Peace – war -Ministry of Love – law and order -Ministry of Plenty – economy

Part 1, Chapter 1 3. What is Winston’s first act of rebellion that we

Part 1, Chapter 1 3. What is Winston’s first act of rebellion that we see in this book? Is this illegal? What would happen if he were caught?

Part 1, Chapter 1 3. What is Winston’s first act of rebellion that we

Part 1, Chapter 1 3. What is Winston’s first act of rebellion that we see in this book? Is this illegal? What would happen if he were caught? -Winston had bought a book, and in this chapter he begins a diary. Not illegal, since there are no laws, but if he were caught it would mean the death penalty or 25 years of labour.

Part 1, Chapter 1 3. What is Winston’s first act of rebellion that we

Part 1, Chapter 1 3. What is Winston’s first act of rebellion that we see in this book? Is this illegal? What would happen if he were caught? -Winston had bought a book, and in this chapter he begins a diary. Not illegal, since there are no laws, but if he were caught it would mean the death penalty or 25 years of labour. 4. What jarring event do they all attend together for two minutes? Describe this event. Whose picture spurs it on?

Part 1, Chapter 1 3. What is Winston’s first act of rebellion that we

Part 1, Chapter 1 3. What is Winston’s first act of rebellion that we see in this book? Is this illegal? What would happen if he were caught? -Winston had bought a book, and in this chapter he begins a diary. Not illegal, since there are no laws, but if he were caught it would mean the death penalty or 25 years of labour. 4. What jarring event do they all attend together for two minutes? Describe this event. Whose picture spurs it on? -The Two Minutes Hate – a picture of Emmanuel Goldstein flashes and everyone screams and rages at him – it unifies them

Part 1, Chapter 2 1. What is the name of the Party’s organization for

Part 1, Chapter 2 1. What is the name of the Party’s organization for children?

Part 1, Chapter 2 1. What is the name of the Party’s organization for

Part 1, Chapter 2 1. What is the name of the Party’s organization for children? -The Spies!

Part 1, Chapter 2 1. What is the name of the Party’s organization for

Part 1, Chapter 2 1. What is the name of the Party’s organization for children? -The Spies! 2. Why were the children disappointed?

Part 1, Chapter 2 1. What is the name of the Party’s organization for

Part 1, Chapter 2 1. What is the name of the Party’s organization for children? -The Spies! 2. Why were the children disappointed? -Because they couldn’t go see “the hanging” of the Eurasian prisoners

Part 1, Chapter 2 1. What is the name of the Party’s organization for

Part 1, Chapter 2 1. What is the name of the Party’s organization for children? -The Spies! 2. Why were the children disappointed? -Because they couldn’t go see “the hanging” of the Eurasian prisoners 3. Why were all children savages nowadays? What horrible thing were children often encouraged to do?

Part 1, Chapter 2 1. What is the name of the Party’s organization for

Part 1, Chapter 2 1. What is the name of the Party’s organization for children? -The Spies! 2. Why were the children disappointed? -Because they couldn’t go see “the hanging” of the Eurasian prisoners 3. Why were all children savages nowadays? What horrible thing were children often encouraged to do? -Children were trained to be spies for the Party, rooting out any signs of “unorthodoxy” – many were called “Child Heroes” when they turned in their own parents.

Part 1, Chapter 3 1. What had happened to Winston’s parents?

Part 1, Chapter 3 1. What had happened to Winston’s parents?

Part 1, Chapter 3 1. What had happened to Winston’s parents? -They were “swallowed

Part 1, Chapter 3 1. What had happened to Winston’s parents? -They were “swallowed up” in one of the first great purges of the fifties.

Part 1, Chapter 3 1. What had happened to Winston’s parents? -They were “swallowed

Part 1, Chapter 3 1. What had happened to Winston’s parents? -They were “swallowed up” in one of the first great purges of the fifties. 2. In what activity was Winston forced to participate, and what did he do for the first time in years (mentioned toward the end of the chapter)?

Part 1, Chapter 3 1. What had happened to Winston’s parents? -They were “swallowed

Part 1, Chapter 3 1. What had happened to Winston’s parents? -They were “swallowed up” in one of the first great purges of the fifties. 2. In what activity was Winston forced to participate, and what did he do for the first time in years (mentioned toward the end of the chapter)? -“Physical Jerks” – sounds awful – and after being targeted by the “instructress, ” he eventually touched his toes without bending his knees for the first time in years.

Part 1, Chapter 3 4. In your own words, explain the concept of “doublethink.

Part 1, Chapter 3 4. In your own words, explain the concept of “doublethink. ” Provide an example from the book.

Part 1, Chapter 3 4. In your own words, explain the concept of “doublethink.

Part 1, Chapter 3 4. In your own words, explain the concept of “doublethink. ” Provide an example from the book. -doublethink is when a person believes two contradictory thoughts at the same time.

Part 1, Chapter 3 4. In your own words, explain the concept of “doublethink.

Part 1, Chapter 3 4. In your own words, explain the concept of “doublethink. ” Provide an example from the book. -doublethink is when a person believes two contradictory thoughts at the same time. For instance, the people of Oceania know that Oceania has not always been at war with Eurasia (since they actually remember the time four years ago from personal experience), yet they also believe that Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia, since the Party tells them so. This is not a fake belief, they actually believe two contradicting ideas at the same time. This is one of the ways that the Party gains mastery over people – they force people to give up their reason.

Part 1, Chapter 4 1. What are the garbage slots called at Winston’s workplace

Part 1, Chapter 4 1. What are the garbage slots called at Winston’s workplace in the Ministry of Truth? How does even this suggest the total control of the Party?

Part 1, Chapter 4 1. What are the garbage slots called at Winston’s workplace

Part 1, Chapter 4 1. What are the garbage slots called at Winston’s workplace in the Ministry of Truth? How does even this suggest the total control of the Party? -“Memory Holes” – when a slip of paper is dropped into these, it is like it had never existed…. Its past is erased.

Part 1, Chapter 4 2. What is Winston’s job? How might this have led

Part 1, Chapter 4 2. What is Winston’s job? How might this have led him to his abnormally rebellious thoughts? -Winston’s job is to “rectify” past documents like newspapers to have them appear as though Big Brother and the Party are always right.

Part 1, Chapter 4 2. What is Winston’s job? How might this have led

Part 1, Chapter 4 2. What is Winston’s job? How might this have led him to his abnormally rebellious thoughts? -Winston’s job is to “rectify” past documents like newspapers to have them appear as though Big Brother and the Party are always right. -He actually re-writes much of the past himself – leading him to know the truth, so he is not really doublethinking, he is just pretending and hating it.

Part 1, Chapter 4 3. What did people in the Ministry of Truth do

Part 1, Chapter 4 3. What did people in the Ministry of Truth do to people who had been vaporized?

Part 1, Chapter 4 3. What did people in the Ministry of Truth do

Part 1, Chapter 4 3. What did people in the Ministry of Truth do to people who had been vaporized? -They removed them from all public records, so that they “never existed. ” No form of dissent, even the existence of people who had once dissented, was not tolerated.

Part 1, Chapter 5 1. According to Winston’s “friend” Syme, what is his chief

Part 1, Chapter 5 1. According to Winston’s “friend” Syme, what is his chief job with regard to language? What is the whole aim of Newspeak?

Part 1, Chapter 5 1. According to Winston’s “friend” Syme, what is his chief

Part 1, Chapter 5 1. According to Winston’s “friend” Syme, what is his chief job with regard to language? What is the whole aim of Newspeak? -He destroys words from the English vocabulary in order to create Newspeak – “we’re destroying words – scores of them, hundreds of them, every day. We’re cutting the language down to the bone” (54). -The chief aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought, making thoughtcrime literally impossible…

Part 1, Chapter 5 1. According to Winston’s “friend” Syme, what is his chief

Part 1, Chapter 5 1. According to Winston’s “friend” Syme, what is his chief job with regard to language? What is the whole aim of Newspeak? -He destroys words from the English vocabulary in order to create Newspeak – “we’re destroying words – scores of them, hundreds of them, every day. We’re cutting the language down to the bone” (54). -The chief aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought, making thoughtcrime literally impossible… 2. What is Winston’s opinion on Syme’s future and why?

Part 1, Chapter 5 1. According to Winston’s “friend” Syme, what is his chief

Part 1, Chapter 5 1. According to Winston’s “friend” Syme, what is his chief job with regard to language? What is the whole aim of Newspeak? -He destroys words from the English vocabulary in order to create Newspeak – “we’re destroying words – scores of them, hundreds of them, every day. We’re cutting the language down to the bone” (54). -The chief aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought, making thoughtcrime literally impossible… 2. What is Winston’s opinion on Syme’s future and why? -Someday, Syme will be vaporized. He’s too intelligent, and sees too clearly – the Party doesn’t like such people.

Part 1, Chapter 5 3. Another comrade of Smith’s, Parsons, brags about his daughter’s

Part 1, Chapter 5 3. Another comrade of Smith’s, Parsons, brags about his daughter’s actions – what did she do to make him so proud?

Part 1, Chapter 5 3. Another comrade of Smith’s, Parsons, brags about his daughter’s

Part 1, Chapter 5 3. Another comrade of Smith’s, Parsons, brags about his daughter’s actions – what did she do to make him so proud? -While on a hike with the Spies, she spotted a man wearing different shoes, left the hike, followed him around for two hours, then turned him into the authorities on the suspicion that he could be a spy.

Part 1, Chapter 5 4. What scares Winston and makes him wonder if his

Part 1, Chapter 5 4. What scares Winston and makes him wonder if his facial features had been under control while he was reflecting on the poor quality of life they all experienced? (What is the name of the crime of wearing an improper expression on one’s face? )

Part 1, Chapter 5 4. What scares Winston and makes him wonder if his

Part 1, Chapter 5 4. What scares Winston and makes him wonder if his facial features had been under control while he was reflecting on the poor quality of life they all experienced? (What is the name of the crime of wearing an improper expression on one’s face? ) -The dark-haired girl had been watching him -“Facecrime” – for example, if you look incredulous during a Party announcement

Part 1, Chapter 6 1. What was one’s worst enemy, in Winston’s opinion, and

Part 1, Chapter 6 1. What was one’s worst enemy, in Winston’s opinion, and why? What was the most deadly danger of all?

Part 1, Chapter 6 1. What was one’s worst enemy, in Winston’s opinion, and

Part 1, Chapter 6 1. What was one’s worst enemy, in Winston’s opinion, and why? What was the most deadly danger of all? -Your nervous system was your worst enemy, because you never knew when it was going to translate some of your inner thoughts into a visible symptom, like a tic. -Most deadly of all was talking in your sleep – how could you guard against this?

Part 1, Chapter 6 1. What was one’s worst enemy, in Winston’s opinion, and

Part 1, Chapter 6 1. What was one’s worst enemy, in Winston’s opinion, and why? What was the most deadly danger of all? -Your nervous system was your worst enemy, because you never knew when it was going to translate some of your inner thoughts into a visible symptom, like a tic. -Most deadly of all was talking in your sleep – how could you guard against this? 2. Who is Katharine?

Part 1, Chapter 6 1. What was one’s worst enemy, in Winston’s opinion, and

Part 1, Chapter 6 1. What was one’s worst enemy, in Winston’s opinion, and why? What was the most deadly danger of all? -Your nervous system was your worst enemy, because you never knew when it was going to translate some of your inner thoughts into a visible symptom, like a tic. -Most deadly of all was talking in your sleep – how could you guard against this? 2. Who is Katharine? -Winston’s wife – as far as he knew, she was still alive, although they hadn’t heard from each other and there was no real affection between them.

Part 1, Chapter 6 3. Why do you think the Party puts such a

Part 1, Chapter 6 3. Why do you think the Party puts such a high priority on killing/distorting the sex instinct?

Part 1, Chapter 6 3. Why do you think the Party puts such a

Part 1, Chapter 6 3. Why do you think the Party puts such a high priority on killing/distorting the sex instinct? -possibly simply a really hard-to-control aspect of human life – the Party does not like unpredictability or the inability to control things.

Part 1, Chapter 6 4. What did Winston notice about the prostitute towards the

Part 1, Chapter 6 4. What did Winston notice about the prostitute towards the end of his account? He obviously hates remembering this event. . . why is he torturing himself by writing it down?

Part 1, Chapter 6 4. What did Winston notice about the prostitute towards the

Part 1, Chapter 6 4. What did Winston notice about the prostitute towards the end of his account? He obviously hates remembering this event. . . why is he torturing himself by writing it down? -he had hoped that by “confessing” it, he would be released from the shame and disgust he felt at the memory – he is completely appalled by his actions, and he is furious at the Party for the way it has made these visits “necessary” – no other real way to get rid of the “burning lust” he was feeling.

Part 1, Chapter 7 1. Why must hope lie in the proles, according to

Part 1, Chapter 7 1. Why must hope lie in the proles, according to Winston?

Part 1, Chapter 7 1. Why must hope lie in the proles, according to

Part 1, Chapter 7 1. Why must hope lie in the proles, according to Winston? -Because the proles contain 85% of the population of Oceania. Rebellion couldn’t come from within the Party – people couldn’t meet in larger groups than 2 or 3, and they would be quickly detected.

Part 1, Chapter 7 1. Why must hope lie in the proles, according to

Part 1, Chapter 7 1. Why must hope lie in the proles, according to Winston? -Because the proles contain 85% of the population of Oceania. Rebellion couldn’t come from within the Party – people couldn’t meet in larger groups than 2 or 3, and they would be quickly detected. 2. According to Winston, what is the only evidence that life may have been better before the Revolution?

Part 1, Chapter 7 1. Why must hope lie in the proles, according to

Part 1, Chapter 7 1. Why must hope lie in the proles, according to Winston? -Because the proles contain 85% of the population of Oceania. Rebellion couldn’t come from within the Party – people couldn’t meet in larger groups than 2 or 3, and they would be quickly detected. 2. According to Winston, what is the only evidence that life may have been better before the Revolution? -“…the mute protest in your own bones, the instinctive feeling that the conditions you lived in were intolerable and that at some other time they must have been different” (76 -77).

Part 1, Chapter 7 3. What piece of evidence had Winston found that could

Part 1, Chapter 7 3. What piece of evidence had Winston found that could have blown the Party to atoms had he been able to properly publish it?

Part 1, Chapter 7 3. What piece of evidence had Winston found that could

Part 1, Chapter 7 3. What piece of evidence had Winston found that could have blown the Party to atoms had he been able to properly publish it? -He had found an image that proved that the three men were in Oceania together on the same date that they had confessed they had been sharing important military secrets in Eurasia (the photograph proved that they hadn’t been in Eurasia and that the confessions had been a lie).

Part 1, Chapter 7 3. What piece of evidence had Winston found that could

Part 1, Chapter 7 3. What piece of evidence had Winston found that could have blown the Party to atoms had he been able to properly publish it? -He had found an image that proved that the three men were in Oceania together on the same date that they had confessed they had been sharing important military secrets in Eurasia (the photograph proved that they hadn’t been in Eurasia and that the confessions had been a lie). 4. Winston writes, “I understand HOW: I do not understand WHY. ” What does he mean here? WHY what?

Part 1, Chapter 7 3. What piece of evidence had Winston found that could

Part 1, Chapter 7 3. What piece of evidence had Winston found that could have blown the Party to atoms had he been able to properly publish it? -He had found an image that proved that the three men were in Oceania together on the same date that they had confessed they had been sharing important military secrets in Eurasia (the photograph proved that they hadn’t been in Eurasia and that the confessions had been a lie). 4. Winston writes, “I understand HOW: I do not understand WHY. ” What does he mean here? WHY what? -Perhaps, WHY does the Party do what it does? Why does it want absolute power? What is its ultimate purpose, since life certainly doesn’t seem to be getting much better.

Part 1, Chapter 8 1. What does Winston do at the beginning of this

Part 1, Chapter 8 1. What does Winston do at the beginning of this chapter that is dangerous? Why is it dangerous? -He skips an evening at the Community Centre and goes for a walk by himself.

Part 1, Chapter 8 1. What does Winston do at the beginning of this

Part 1, Chapter 8 1. What does Winston do at the beginning of this chapter that is dangerous? Why is it dangerous? -He skips an evening at the Community Centre and goes for a walk by himself. -This is dangerous because he demonstrates a “taste for solitude” / “ownlife” – individualism and eccentricity (85)

Part 1, Chapter 8 2. What does Winston buy from the antique dealer, and

Part 1, Chapter 8 2. What does Winston buy from the antique dealer, and why is he drawn to it? (Note that this will be an important symbol in the book. )

Part 1, Chapter 8 2. What does Winston buy from the antique dealer, and

Part 1, Chapter 8 2. What does Winston buy from the antique dealer, and why is he drawn to it? (Note that this will be an important symbol in the book. ) -He buys a piece of coral, embedded in glass (a paperweight). -He’s drawn to it because it reminds him of an age “quite different from the present one” – a reminder that life was not always as it is now (99).

Part 1, Chapter 8 3. What idea cheers Winston up as he leaves the

Part 1, Chapter 8 3. What idea cheers Winston up as he leaves the shop? Why might this cheer him up?

Part 1, Chapter 8 3. What idea cheers Winston up as he leaves the

Part 1, Chapter 8 3. What idea cheers Winston up as he leaves the shop? Why might this cheer him up? -The idea of coming back (perhaps often) and buying more old things from Mr. Charrington. -He’s cheered up because this is a little refuge from the oppressive world of the Party – a small place were hope exists, even if just in memories.

Part 1, Chapter 8 4. What terrifies him soon after, and why? What effect

Part 1, Chapter 8 4. What terrifies him soon after, and why? What effect does this have on him for the rest of the evening?

Part 1, Chapter 8 4. What terrifies him soon after, and why? What effect

Part 1, Chapter 8 4. What terrifies him soon after, and why? What effect does this have on him for the rest of the evening? -He sees the dark-haired girl walk by (he thinks she’s spying on him) -He sinks into a deep depression, half wanting to kill himself to avoid being caught, but unable to actually do so.

Part 2

Part 2

Part 2, Chapter 1 1. What was written on the scrap of paper that

Part 2, Chapter 1 1. What was written on the scrap of paper that the dark-haired girl slipped to him? Why would she write this?

Part 2, Chapter 1 1. What was written on the scrap of paper that

Part 2, Chapter 1 1. What was written on the scrap of paper that the dark-haired girl slipped to him? Why would she write this? “I love you. ” (What does this mean? ? Why write this to Winston? )

Part 2, Chapter 1 2. What difficulty faced Winston (antagonized Winston) after receiving the

Part 2, Chapter 1 2. What difficulty faced Winston (antagonized Winston) after receiving the note? What is the effect of this section of the chapter (the dramatic significance)?

Part 2, Chapter 1 2. What difficulty faced Winston (antagonized Winston) after receiving the

Part 2, Chapter 1 2. What difficulty faced Winston (antagonized Winston) after receiving the note? What is the effect of this section of the chapter (the dramatic significance)? -How could he actually arrange to speak with her without raising suspicion -(this whole section is genius by Orwell – it is difficult to think of a better way to continual surveillance of the Party than by having Winston continually unable to simply talk to a girl) – this is atmosphere/setting creation, demonstrating the extreme surveillance and feeling of paranoia surrounding London in 1984.

Part 2, Chapter 1 3. What kind of demonstration allows Winston and the girl

Part 2, Chapter 1 3. What kind of demonstration allows Winston and the girl to meet in Victory Square? As they’re holding hands, into whose eyes does Winston stare? Why do you think Orwell ends his chapter like this?

Part 2, Chapter 1 3. What kind of demonstration allows Winston and the girl

Part 2, Chapter 1 3. What kind of demonstration allows Winston and the girl to meet in Victory Square? As they’re holding hands, into whose eyes does Winston stare? Why do you think Orwell ends his chapter like this? -Eurasian prisoners are coming through, drawing a large crowd -Winston stares into the eyes of an aged Eurasian prisoner (realizes that he doesn’t even know the colour of the girl’s eyes, but he is able to stare long and hard into this old prisoner’s eyes -Probably foreshadowing…. This relationship will turn out sadly, perhaps with Winston being much like this prisoner.

Part 2, Chapter 2 1. What is Winston’s overriding feeling about himself in the

Part 2, Chapter 2 1. What is Winston’s overriding feeling about himself in the first moments that he’s with Julia? How does she respond to his fears? What do you think she sees in him?

Part 2, Chapter 2 1. What is Winston’s overriding feeling about himself in the

Part 2, Chapter 2 1. What is Winston’s overriding feeling about himself in the first moments that he’s with Julia? How does she respond to his fears? What do you think she sees in him? -he feels deeply inferior, and afraid that she’ll not be interested in him once she takes a good look at him -she tells him that she couldn’t care less -probably she could sense that he was intelligent and secretly hated the Party… also, that he was a good actor and could be trusted

Part 2, Chapter 2 2. What fascinates Winston about the thrush singing in the

Part 2, Chapter 2 2. What fascinates Winston about the thrush singing in the trees next to them? What might be the significance of this moment?

Part 2, Chapter 2 2. What fascinates Winston about the thrush singing in the

Part 2, Chapter 2 2. What fascinates Winston about the thrush singing in the trees next to them? What might be the significance of this moment? -the thrush is singing without any audience – music for its own sake. The music seems natural, pure, wholesome – again, the complete opposite of regular life in London. Orwell is attempting to depict a truly beautiful moment – (132 -133)

Part 2, Chapter 2 2. What fascinates Winston about the thrush singing in the

Part 2, Chapter 2 2. What fascinates Winston about the thrush singing in the trees next to them? What might be the significance of this moment? -the thrush is singing without any audience – music for its own sake. The music seems natural, pure, wholesome – again, the complete opposite of regular life in London. Orwell is attempting to depict a truly beautiful moment – (132 -133) 3. What do you make of Winston and Julia’s relationship? Is this love? If not, what is it?

Part 2, Chapter 2 2. What fascinates Winston about the thrush singing in the

Part 2, Chapter 2 2. What fascinates Winston about the thrush singing in the trees next to them? What might be the significance of this moment? -the thrush is singing without any audience – music for its own sake. The music seems natural, pure, wholesome – again, the complete opposite of regular life in London. Orwell is attempting to depict a truly beautiful moment – (132 -133) 3. What do you make of Winston and Julia’s relationship? Is this love? If not, what is it? -not love at all – this is pure rebellion! They don’t even care about each other, they care about showing up the Party (“…It was a blow struck against the Party. It was a political act. ”)

Part 2, Chapter 3 1. After their first meeting together, what does Winston realize

Part 2, Chapter 3 1. After their first meeting together, what does Winston realize that he doesn’t know about Julia?

Part 2, Chapter 3 1. After their first meeting together, what does Winston realize

Part 2, Chapter 3 1. After their first meeting together, what does Winston realize that he doesn’t know about Julia? -Her surname or address

Part 2, Chapter 3 1. After their first meeting together, what does Winston realize

Part 2, Chapter 3 1. After their first meeting together, what does Winston realize that he doesn’t know about Julia? -Her surname or address 2. According to Julia, “If you kept the small rules, you could break the big ones. ” What does this mean?

Part 2, Chapter 3 1. After their first meeting together, what does Winston realize

Part 2, Chapter 3 1. After their first meeting together, what does Winston realize that he doesn’t know about Julia? -Her surname or address 2. According to Julia, “If you kept the small rules, you could break the big ones. ” What does this mean? -It’s all about creating trust for yourself (“camouflage”) – if you seemed to do all the little things the Party wanted you to do, they’d be much less likely to notice if you did something really bad.

Part 2, Chapter 3 3. What is Julia like? Try to identify three character

Part 2, Chapter 3 3. What is Julia like? Try to identify three character traits, and provide justification for each.

Part 2, Chapter 3 3. What is Julia like? Try to identify three character

Part 2, Chapter 3 3. What is Julia like? Try to identify three character traits, and provide justification for each. a) Rebellious: loves the idea of sticking it to the Party “you broke the rules as best you could” b) Practical/strategic: very good at planning sneaky ways to get together c) Carefree: Doesn’t really care about ultimately bringing down the Party – just wants to have a good time (breaking the rules is the way to do that) d) Kind?

Part 2, Chapter 4 1. What had Winston done that was “conscious, gratuitous, suicidal

Part 2, Chapter 4 1. What had Winston done that was “conscious, gratuitous, suicidal folly”? Why had he done this?

Part 2, Chapter 4 1. What had Winston done that was “conscious, gratuitous, suicidal

Part 2, Chapter 4 1. What had Winston done that was “conscious, gratuitous, suicidal folly”? Why had he done this? -He had rented Mr. Charrington’s room as a way to continue seeing Julia -They were desperate to see each other; their plans kept getting cancelled and it was very frustrating

Part 2, Chapter 4 2. What strikes Winston about the prole lady singing outside

Part 2, Chapter 4 2. What strikes Winston about the prole lady singing outside the apartment?

Part 2, Chapter 4 2. What strikes Winston about the prole lady singing outside

Part 2, Chapter 4 2. What strikes Winston about the prole lady singing outside the apartment? -she is poor, closed to starvation, and has endless work, but she seems curiously content. It makes him think that maybe she understands something about life that he doesn’t (the happiness of freedom? That it isn’t about what you have, it’s about freedom to enjoy it? After all, isn’t this precisely what he DOESN’T have with Julia? )

Part 2, Chapter 4 2. What strikes Winston about the prole lady singing outside

Part 2, Chapter 4 2. What strikes Winston about the prole lady singing outside the apartment? -she is poor, closed to starvation, and has endless work, but she seems curiously content. It makes him think that maybe she understands something about life that he doesn’t (the happiness of freedom? That it isn’t about what you have, it’s about freedom to enjoy it? After all, isn’t this precisely what he DOESN’T have with Julia? ) 3. What is the symbolism of the glass paperweight?

Part 2, Chapter 4 2. What strikes Winston about the prole lady singing outside

Part 2, Chapter 4 2. What strikes Winston about the prole lady singing outside the apartment? -she is poor, closed to starvation, and has endless work, but she seems curiously content. It makes him think that maybe she understands something about life that he doesn’t (the happiness of freedom? That it isn’t about what you have, it’s about freedom to enjoy it? After all, isn’t this precisely what he DOESN’T have with Julia? ) 3. What is the symbolism of the glass paperweight? -It represents his and Julia’s lives within their secret room – their tiny refuge from the world outside.

Part 2, Chapter 5 1. Who has vanished at the beginning of this chapter?

Part 2, Chapter 5 1. Who has vanished at the beginning of this chapter?

Part 2, Chapter 5 1. Who has vanished at the beginning of this chapter?

Part 2, Chapter 5 1. Who has vanished at the beginning of this chapter? -Syme

Part 2, Chapter 5 1. Who has vanished at the beginning of this chapter?

Part 2, Chapter 5 1. Who has vanished at the beginning of this chapter? -Syme 2. What kind of poster has appeared in preparation for Hate Week? What effect does this seem to have on the general population?

Part 2, Chapter 5 1. Who has vanished at the beginning of this chapter?

Part 2, Chapter 5 1. Who has vanished at the beginning of this chapter? -Syme 2. What kind of poster has appeared in preparation for Hate Week? What effect does this seem to have on the general population? -a large poster of a Eurasian soldier (Mongolian) with no caption -generates fear and hatred – among proles, stirs up anxiety, patriotic riots, etc.

Part 2, Chapter 6 1. How does O’Brien make himself and Winston accomplices in

Part 2, Chapter 6 1. How does O’Brien make himself and Winston accomplices in their initial conversation?

Part 2, Chapter 6 1. How does O’Brien make himself and Winston accomplices in

Part 2, Chapter 6 1. How does O’Brien make himself and Winston accomplices in their initial conversation? -He makes an indirect reference to Syme, as a friend of Winston’s whose name had slipped his memory (subtly implicating both of them in an act of thoughtcrime)

Part 2, Chapter 6 1. How does O’Brien make himself and Winston accomplices in

Part 2, Chapter 6 1. How does O’Brien make himself and Winston accomplices in their initial conversation? -He makes an indirect reference to Syme, as a friend of Winston’s whose name had slipped his memory (subtly implicating both of them in an act of thoughtcrime) 2. What sensation does Winston have at the end of the chapter, and why?

Part 2, Chapter 6 1. How does O’Brien make himself and Winston accomplices in

Part 2, Chapter 6 1. How does O’Brien make himself and Winston accomplices in their initial conversation? -He makes an indirect reference to Syme, as a friend of Winston’s whose name had slipped his memory (subtly implicating both of them in an act of thoughtcrime) 2. What sensation does Winston have at the end of the chapter, and why? -He has the sensation of stepping into a grave – he knows that the rebellion on which he’s embarking could only end in death.

Part 2, Chapter 7 1. “The proles are human beings… We are not human.

Part 2, Chapter 7 1. “The proles are human beings… We are not human. ” –What does Winston mean by this?

Part 2, Chapter 7 1. “The proles are human beings… We are not human.

Part 2, Chapter 7 1. “The proles are human beings… We are not human. ” –What does Winston mean by this? -The proles were not hardened inside – they were not loyal to a Party or a set of beliefs, they were loyal to each other. They still experienced “primitive” emotions like love…

Part 2, Chapter 7 1. “The proles are human beings… We are not human.

Part 2, Chapter 7 1. “The proles are human beings… We are not human. ” –What does Winston mean by this? -The proles were not hardened inside – they were not loyal to a Party or a set of beliefs, they were loyal to each other. They still experienced “primitive” emotions like love… 2. According to Winston, what would be true betrayal?

Part 2, Chapter 7 1. “The proles are human beings… We are not human.

Part 2, Chapter 7 1. “The proles are human beings… We are not human. ” –What does Winston mean by this? -The proles were not hardened inside – they were not loyal to a Party or a set of beliefs, they were loyal to each other. They still experienced “primitive” emotions like love… 2. According to Winston, what would be true betrayal? -“If they could make me stop loving you – that would be the real betrayal. ” (Julia agrees – it’s not about what they say, it’s about what they believe and feel. ) “If you can feel that staying human is worth while, even when it can’t have any result whatever, you’ve beaten them. ”

Part 2, Chapter 8 1. What are Winston and Julia prepared to do for

Part 2, Chapter 8 1. What are Winston and Julia prepared to do for the Brotherhood? What are they not prepared to do for it?

Part 2, Chapter 8 1. What are Winston and Julia prepared to do for

Part 2, Chapter 8 1. What are Winston and Julia prepared to do for the Brotherhood? What are they not prepared to do for it? -They’re willing to do almost anything (even throwing acid into a child’s face) except living apart.

Part 2, Chapter 8 1. What are Winston and Julia prepared to do for

Part 2, Chapter 8 1. What are Winston and Julia prepared to do for the Brotherhood? What are they not prepared to do for it? -They’re willing to do almost anything (even throwing acid into a child’s face) except living apart. 2. What will make Winston’s entrance into the brotherhood official?

Part 2, Chapter 8 1. What are Winston and Julia prepared to do for

Part 2, Chapter 8 1. What are Winston and Julia prepared to do for the Brotherhood? What are they not prepared to do for it? -They’re willing to do almost anything (even throwing acid into a child’s face) except living apart. 2. What will make Winston’s entrance into the brotherhood official? -Reading Goldsteins’ book

Part 2, Chapter 9 1. What had happened on the sixth day of Hate

Part 2, Chapter 9 1. What had happened on the sixth day of Hate Week? What was remarkable about the way it was “announced” to the people?

Part 2, Chapter 9 1. What had happened on the sixth day of Hate

Part 2, Chapter 9 1. What had happened on the sixth day of Hate Week? What was remarkable about the way it was “announced” to the people? -Just as hatred of Eurasia was reaching its climax, when it was announced that Oceania was actually at war with Eastasia and Eurasia was an ally

Part 2, Chapter 9 1. What had happened on the sixth day of Hate

Part 2, Chapter 9 1. What had happened on the sixth day of Hate Week? What was remarkable about the way it was “announced” to the people? -Just as hatred of Eurasia was reaching its climax, when it was announced that Oceania was actually at war with Eastasia and Eurasia was an ally -It was remarkable because it happened in the middle of a tirade by an inner party member again Eurasia – he received a note, and without pausing, continued in his diatribe, but against Eastasia. The people all simply assumed that the posters of the Eurasian warriors in the square were acts of sabotage and tore them down in a frenzy of hatred against Eastasia.

Part 2, Chapter 9 2. According to Emmanuel Goldstein, what would be a better

Part 2, Chapter 9 2. According to Emmanuel Goldstein, what would be a better name of the Party’s “English Socialism”? (See the title of his book. )

Part 2, Chapter 9 2. According to Emmanuel Goldstein, what would be a better

Part 2, Chapter 9 2. According to Emmanuel Goldstein, what would be a better name of the Party’s “English Socialism”? (See the title of his book. ) -Oligarchical Collectivism (basically the antithesis of the ideals of real Socialism – it is elitist and its aim is to erase the individual in favour of a mindless collective)

Part 2, Chapter 10 1. What does Winston say about the singing prole lady

Part 2, Chapter 10 1. What does Winston say about the singing prole lady in this chapter? Why might he say this?

Part 2, Chapter 10 1. What does Winston say about the singing prole lady

Part 2, Chapter 10 1. What does Winston say about the singing prole lady in this chapter? Why might he say this? -He calls her “beautiful, ” even though, as Julia points out, she’s ‘a metre across the hips, easily. ’” -He realizes that she loves life…. She has made the best of it, even without the ability to think deep thoughts.

Part 2, Chapter 10 2. What might the smashing of the coral paperweight represent?

Part 2, Chapter 10 2. What might the smashing of the coral paperweight represent?

Part 2, Chapter 10 2. What might the smashing of the coral paperweight represent?

Part 2, Chapter 10 2. What might the smashing of the coral paperweight represent? -Definitely the end of their dream world together; the “shattering” of their hopes

Part 2, Chapter 10 2. What might the smashing of the coral paperweight represent?

Part 2, Chapter 10 2. What might the smashing of the coral paperweight represent? -Definitely the end of their dream world together; the “shattering” of their hopes 3. Who was the first member of the thought police that Winston ever knowingly saw?

Part 2, Chapter 10 2. What might the smashing of the coral paperweight represent?

Part 2, Chapter 10 2. What might the smashing of the coral paperweight represent? -Definitely the end of their dream world together; the “shattering” of their hopes 3. Who was the first member of the thought police that Winston ever knowingly saw? -Mr. Charrington

Part 3

Part 3

Part 3, Chapter 1 1. What is Winston’s overriding thought/concern?

Part 3, Chapter 1 1. What is Winston’s overriding thought/concern?

Part 3, Chapter 1 1. What is Winston’s overriding thought/concern? -His hunger -Also, the

Part 3, Chapter 1 1. What is Winston’s overriding thought/concern? -His hunger -Also, the pain he might soon endure

Part 3, Chapter 1 1. What is Winston’s overriding thought/concern? -His hunger -Also, the

Part 3, Chapter 1 1. What is Winston’s overriding thought/concern? -His hunger -Also, the pain he might soon endure 2. How had Parson’s committed thoughtcrime?

Part 3, Chapter 1 1. What is Winston’s overriding thought/concern? -His hunger -Also, the

Part 3, Chapter 1 1. What is Winston’s overriding thought/concern? -His hunger -Also, the pain he might soon endure 2. How had Parson’s committed thoughtcrime? -His daughter apparently heard him say “Down with Big Brother” in his sleep.

Part 3, Chapter 1 1. What is Winston’s overriding thought/concern? -His hunger -Also, the

Part 3, Chapter 1 1. What is Winston’s overriding thought/concern? -His hunger -Also, the pain he might soon endure 2. How had Parson’s committed thoughtcrime? -His daughter apparently heard him say “Down with Big Brother” in his sleep. 3. What seems to be the worst place in the world, according to all the prisoners? What is the worst thing in the world, according to Winston?

Part 3, Chapter 1 1. What is Winston’s overriding thought/concern? -His hunger -Also, the

Part 3, Chapter 1 1. What is Winston’s overriding thought/concern? -His hunger -Also, the pain he might soon endure 2. How had Parson’s committed thoughtcrime? -His daughter apparently heard him say “Down with Big Brother” in his sleep. 3. What seems to be the worst place in the world, according to all the prisoners? What is the worst thing in the world, according to Winston? -Room 101 -Physical pain

Part 3, Chapter 2 1. What do we now realize was the significance of

Part 3, Chapter 2 1. What do we now realize was the significance of Winston’s dream that he and O’Brien would meet in the place where there is no darkness?

Part 3, Chapter 2 1. What do we now realize was the significance of

Part 3, Chapter 2 1. What do we now realize was the significance of Winston’s dream that he and O’Brien would meet in the place where there is no darkness? -It was all a reference to the interrogation rooms of the Ministry of Love, where there were no windows, and the lights were always on.

Part 3, Chapter 2 2. According to O’Brien, what is the matter with Winston?

Part 3, Chapter 2 2. According to O’Brien, what is the matter with Winston? What does O’Brien try to convince him about the past?

Part 3, Chapter 2 2. According to O’Brien, what is the matter with Winston?

Part 3, Chapter 2 2. According to O’Brien, what is the matter with Winston? What does O’Brien try to convince him about the past? -He is mentally deranged – he suffers from a defective memory. He remembers things that never happened, and he is unable to remember real events.

Part 3, Chapter 2 2. According to O’Brien, what is the matter with Winston?

Part 3, Chapter 2 2. According to O’Brien, what is the matter with Winston? What does O’Brien try to convince him about the past? -He is mentally deranged – he suffers from a defective memory. He remembers things that never happened, and he is unable to remember real events.

Part 3, Chapter 2 2. According to O’Brien, what is the matter with Winston?

Part 3, Chapter 2 2. According to O’Brien, what is the matter with Winston? What does O’Brien try to convince him about the past? -He is mentally deranged – he suffers from a defective memory. He remembers things that never happened, and he is unable to remember real events. -That the past does not actually exist apart from what the Party says about it – it has no “objective” existence. In lives only in the memories and records, and since the Party controls both – what they say actually is the past.

Part 3, Chapter 3 1. What are three stages of Winston’s reintegration? What stage

Part 3, Chapter 3 1. What are three stages of Winston’s reintegration? What stage is he entering into at this point in the story?

Part 3, Chapter 3 1. What are three stages of Winston’s reintegration? What stage

Part 3, Chapter 3 1. What are three stages of Winston’s reintegration? What stage is he entering into at this point in the story? -Learning, understanding, acceptance (Winston is entering the “understanding” phase)

Part 3, Chapter 3 1. What are three stages of Winston’s reintegration? What stage

Part 3, Chapter 3 1. What are three stages of Winston’s reintegration? What stage is he entering into at this point in the story? -Learning, understanding, acceptance (Winston is entering the “understanding” phase) 2. According to O’Brien, why does the Party seek power? (Is it for the good of mankind? )

Part 3, Chapter 3 1. What are three stages of Winston’s reintegration? What stage

Part 3, Chapter 3 1. What are three stages of Winston’s reintegration? What stage is he entering into at this point in the story? -Learning, understanding, acceptance (Winston is entering the “understanding” phase) 2. According to O’Brien, why does the Party seek power? (Is it for the good of mankind? ) -It’s not for any good whatsoever; the Party seeks power for its own sake – to gain power, and to keep power. Power is not a means to an end; it is the end itself.

Part 3, Chapter 3 3. As O’Brien tries to convince Winston that the Party’s

Part 3, Chapter 3 3. As O’Brien tries to convince Winston that the Party’s power over matter is absolute, he exclaims, “We control matter because we control the mind. Reality is inside the skull. ” What does this mean?

Part 3, Chapter 3 3. As O’Brien tries to convince Winston that the Party’s

Part 3, Chapter 3 3. As O’Brien tries to convince Winston that the Party’s power over matter is absolute, he exclaims, “We control matter because we control the mind. Reality is inside the skull. ” What does this mean? -It means that there is no objective reality – reality depends on man’s consciousness, so whatever he chooses to believe is what the true reality is.

Part 3, Chapter 3 4. According to O’Brien, what kind of world is the

Part 3, Chapter 3 4. According to O’Brien, what kind of world is the Party building? (What does a world of pure, boundless power look like? ) What striking visual does he provide to help Winston understand?

Part 3, Chapter 3 4. According to O’Brien, what kind of world is the

Part 3, Chapter 3 4. According to O’Brien, what kind of world is the Party building? (What does a world of pure, boundless power look like? ) What striking visual does he provide to help Winston understand? -“…the exact opposite of the stupid hedonistic Utopias that the old reformers imagined. A world of fear and treachery and torment, a world of trampling and being trampled upon, a world which will from not less but more merciless as it refines itself… founded upon hatred. In our world there will be no emotions except fear, rage, triumph and self-abasement” (279).

Part 3, Chapter 3 4. According to O’Brien, what kind of world is the

Part 3, Chapter 3 4. According to O’Brien, what kind of world is the Party building? (What does a world of pure, boundless power look like? ) What striking visual does he provide to help Winston understand? -“…the exact opposite of the stupid hedonistic Utopias that the old reformers imagined. A world of fear and treachery and torment, a world of trampling and being trampled upon, a world which will from not less but more merciless as it refines itself… founded upon hatred. In our world there will be no emotions except fear, rage, triumph and self-abasement” (279). -“…the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – for ever” (280).

Part 3, Chapter 3 5. What is the one degradation that Winston has not

Part 3, Chapter 3 5. What is the one degradation that Winston has not suffered?

Part 3, Chapter 3 5. What is the one degradation that Winston has not

Part 3, Chapter 3 5. What is the one degradation that Winston has not suffered? -He has not truly betrayed Julia (what does this mean? ) His feelings for her have not changed – he still loves her.

Part 3, Chapter 4 1. How has Winston’s situation changed by the beginning of

Part 3, Chapter 4 1. How has Winston’s situation changed by the beginning of this chapter? Give some specific examples.

Part 3, Chapter 4 1. How has Winston’s situation changed by the beginning of

Part 3, Chapter 4 1. How has Winston’s situation changed by the beginning of this chapter? Give some specific examples. -He is now being fairly well treated: he has been given a bath, he is fed three times (with meat at every third meal), his teeth have been pulled and he has been given dentures, they gave him new clothes and dressed his varicose ulcer, they gave him a slate to write on…

Part 3, Chapter 4 2. What three things does Winston write on his slate?

Part 3, Chapter 4 2. What three things does Winston write on his slate? What does this symbolize?

Part 3, Chapter 4 2. What three things does Winston write on his slate?

Part 3, Chapter 4 2. What three things does Winston write on his slate? What does this symbolize? -FREEDOM IS SLAVERY; TWO AND TWO MAKE FIVE; GOD IS POWER -These things symbolize his mental acceptance and surrender to the Party, although he is still not natural at controlling his own thoughts (he is not a natural at crimestop – he still has momentary moments where his critical spirit jumps in)

Part 3, Chapter 4 3. How does Winston now describe freedom?

Part 3, Chapter 4 3. How does Winston now describe freedom?

Part 3, Chapter 4 3. How does Winston now describe freedom? -“To die hating

Part 3, Chapter 4 3. How does Winston now describe freedom? -“To die hating them, that was freedom” (294). – In other words, eventually they would kill him, and he would still have “uncured, ” unsquashed hatred for them in his heart – the Party would not have absolute power! Winston would win!

Part 3, Chapter 4 3. How does Winston now describe freedom? -“To die hating

Part 3, Chapter 4 3. How does Winston now describe freedom? -“To die hating them, that was freedom” (294). – In other words, eventually they would kill him, and he would still have “uncured, ” unsquashed hatred for them in his heart – the Party would not have absolute power! Winston would win! 4. What is the final step in Winston’s reconditioning, according to O’Brien? Where does he take Winston to accomplish this?

Part 3, Chapter 4 3. How does Winston now describe freedom? -“To die hating

Part 3, Chapter 4 3. How does Winston now describe freedom? -“To die hating them, that was freedom” (294). – In other words, eventually they would kill him, and he would still have “uncured, ” unsquashed hatred for them in his heart – the Party would not have absolute power! Winston would win! 4. What is the final step in Winston’s reconditioning, according to O’Brien? Where does he take Winston to accomplish this? -“You must love Big Brother. It is not enough to obey him: you must love him” (295). -Winston is taken to Room 101.

Part 3, Chapter 5 1. What is in Room 101?

Part 3, Chapter 5 1. What is in Room 101?

Part 3, Chapter 5 1. What is in Room 101? -The worst thing in

Part 3, Chapter 5 1. What is in Room 101? -The worst thing in the world – depending on the individual taken there. 2. Why are the rats necessary, according to O’Brien?

Part 3, Chapter 5 1. What is in Room 101? -The worst thing in

Part 3, Chapter 5 1. What is in Room 101? -The worst thing in the world – depending on the individual taken there. 2. Why are the rats necessary, according to O’Brien? -They are necessary, because some people can tolerate all pain, but no one can tolerate their worst fear – for Winston, rats are “unendurable. They are a form of pressure that you cannot withstand, even if you wished to” (298).

Part 3, Chapter 5 1. What is in Room 101? -The worst thing in

Part 3, Chapter 5 1. What is in Room 101? -The worst thing in the world – depending on the individual taken there. 2. Why are the rats necessary, according to O’Brien? -They are necessary, because some people can tolerate all pain, but no one can tolerate their worst fear – for Winston, rats are “unendurable. They are a form of pressure that you cannot withstand, even if you wished to” (298). 3. How did Winston survive this ordeal?

Part 3, Chapter 5 1. What is in Room 101? -The worst thing in

Part 3, Chapter 5 1. What is in Room 101? -The worst thing in the world – depending on the individual taken there. 2. Why are the rats necessary, according to O’Brien? -They are necessary, because some people can tolerate all pain, but no one can tolerate their worst fear – for Winston, rats are “unendurable. They are a form of pressure that you cannot withstand, even if you wished to” (298). 3. How did Winston survive this ordeal? -He realized that he had to sacrifice Julia to save himself, and he did it. (He betrayed his greatest love. )

Part 3, Chapter 6 1. Who is Oceania at war with at this point

Part 3, Chapter 6 1. Who is Oceania at war with at this point in the story?

Part 3, Chapter 6 1. Who is Oceania at war with at this point

Part 3, Chapter 6 1. Who is Oceania at war with at this point in the story? -Eurasia (they had always been at war with Eurasia)

Part 3, Chapter 6 1. Who is Oceania at war with at this point

Part 3, Chapter 6 1. Who is Oceania at war with at this point in the story? -Eurasia (they had always been at war with Eurasia) 2. Winston reflects on Julia’s old comment, “They can’t get inside you. ” How does he feel about this now? What changed his mind?

Part 3, Chapter 6 1. Who is Oceania at war with at this point

Part 3, Chapter 6 1. Who is Oceania at war with at this point in the story? -Eurasia (they had always been at war with Eurasia) 2. Winston reflects on Julia’s old comment, “They can’t get inside you. ” How does he feel about this now? What changed his mind? -He realized that the Party can get inside you, and change you permanently. -They really did this with the rats in Room 101, when they caused Winston to genuinely betray Julia – he no longer loves, or even likes, her.

Part 3, Chapter 6 3. What is Winston’s job now? Is this a fulfilling

Part 3, Chapter 6 3. What is Winston’s job now? Is this a fulfilling job? Why doesn’t anyone care what he does (or does not do)?

Part 3, Chapter 6 3. What is Winston’s job now? Is this a fulfilling

Part 3, Chapter 6 3. What is Winston’s job now? Is this a fulfilling job? Why doesn’t anyone care what he does (or does not do)? -He is on some kind of committee dedicated to determining the position of commas in relation to brackets. -Winston is broken – he is a shell of a man, not even capable of rebelling anymore.