1984 Illustrator Part 2 Chapters 5-10

Illustrator:

2/9/11:

"A new poster had suddenly appeared all over London. It had no caption, and represented simply the monstrous figure of a Eurasian soldier, three or four meters high, striding forward with expressionless Mongolian face and enormous boots, a submachine gun from his hiip. From whataever angle you looked at the poster, the muzzle of the gun, magnified by the foreshortening, seemed to be pointed straight at you." pg 123

I found the imagery from the book very vivid in this passage, and very unsettling. Oceania seems to be at war with a different frequently, and they put up posters like this to scare the population and to make that country look bad. Personally, I would be extremely scared if I saw a poster like this in my town and it would make living there scary. It's also strange how everyone treats it normally and don't seem to be startled like it's a normal thing.

Discussion Director Part 2 Chapters 5-10

Discussion Director:
2/9/11

1. Do you think that since both Winston and Julia work for the party, that makes it less likely that they will be caught or punished for being together?

2. Is O'Brien and the brotherhood going to be the downfall of the party? Will Winston successfully get them to work with him to get the proles to realize that they're oppressed so heavily?

3. Is Julia as willing to put her life in jeopardy to bring down the party as Winston is? Is she going to hold Winston back from his goal of bringing down Big Brother?

4. Did Winston convince Julia to help him bring down the party when he scolded her for only being rebellious through sex? Did his scolding in turn hurt their relationship, or did it help Julia become more loyal?

5. Is Winston and Julia's inability to leave the apartment above the shop going to lead the authorities to them and ultimately lead to their demise? Are their priorities clouded by sex?