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#1. Do you think that the proles would be willing to rebel against the Party? Or do you think that the extent of the Party's brainwashing and desensitization is so severe that they are actually content living their lives under the impression that they are not being oppressed, when it actuality they are?
#2. What action would you take if you were in Winston's situation? Planning a full-scale rebellion, especially when you work for the Party, most likely would cause the government to find you out and ultimately lead to your death. However, can you really just stand idley by as Oceanian citizens continue to stay oppressed?
#3. "Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows." What do you think Winston means by this?
#4. What role, if any, do you think the Brotherhood will play in the remainder of the novel? Do you think Winston will seek out the Brotherhood in hopes for help against the Party?
1. I think that if Winston uses evidence from his job to convince the Proles to rebel, he may be successful, but it's going to be hard for him to spread it around discretely.
ReplyDelete2. If I were in his situation, I would try to become close to a prole and build a strong friendship. From there, I would slowly show them evidence of how they're opressed, and hopefully they will wish to rebel and spread the word out to other fellow Proles. If word gets around enough, hopefully it will work.
3. I think that he's just saying that the party has completely brainwashed the entire community into believing proposterous, obvious things that are wrong. For example, the production of chocolate. They actually believe that they're getting more work done even though they aren't. He's saying until someone notices that, there's no way they're going to bring the party down.
4. I think the brotherhood will play the role of getting the word out to proles through mass media. Since the government already knows that they're hoping to bring them down, they will be willing to throw themselves under the bus in hopes to succeed in bringing down big brother.
1. I think the proles would be willing to rebel against the party because I think inside of every one is a yearning for freedom, so if the right situation presents its self they would rebel.
ReplyDelete2. Honestly I think I would rebel, because if the government controlled every action of my life, death would probably be better.
3. I think that Winston is saying that once you have experienced freedom then you will not regress, and you will demand for more.
4. I don't think that the brotherhood will play a role in the remainder of the novel.