Discussion Director
#1. Why do you think the Party chose to name each of their ministries, the Ministry of Love, the Ministry of Plenty, and the Ministry of Peace, as opposite to their actual purposes? Do you think this is another form of brainwashing used to make the citizens of Oceania believe what the Party wants them to believe, much like the constant streaming of propaganda from the telescreens?
#2. What do you think is the meaning of the Party slogan War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength? Do you think this is a appropriate slogan for a oppressive government such as that of Oceania?
#3. What are your opinions of the Parson's children? Do you think they are a representation of a new generation of young citizens in Oceania? If so, has the Party succeeded in sculpting the people's minds to believe what they want them to believe?
#4. At the end of Chapter 2, Winston writes in his journal that his Thought Crime surely makes him a dead man. Do you think this is a rational fear? Or is the concept of Thought Crime more just a scare tactic used to make people restrain themselves from thinking negative thoughts of the Party for fear of a retribution that may never come?
1. I think this is a huge example of an oxymoron and I definately think it's a method of brainwash they use. If they saw what each ministry actually did, they would surely want to rebel.
ReplyDelete2. I think this is another huge oxymoron, and the fact that this alone shows opression and the fact that the population doesn't pick it up just makes it more frustrating for the reader and Winston.
3. I found the children extremely annoying, and disgusted that they had so much power. It shows that each generation is more and more brainwashed by the oppressive government.
4. When reading this, I definately thought it was a huge scare tactic and I personally believe the thought police are like santa clause because they don't exist. This is another method of brainwash in my opinion.