This is the link to my powells.com review:
http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9780451524935-2
My review was much shorter than my independent written reflection in order to leave out spoilers.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Literary Luminary, Chapters 1-4 Part 2
Literary Luminary
"For a week after this, life was like a restless dream." Page 111
This form of similie was used by Orwell to describe Winston's emotions after receiving a slip of paper from one of his coworkers, Julia, while walking past her in the ministry. Numerous times before this encounter Winston described various mixed feelings towards the girl, be it from sexual attraction all the way to wanting to bash her head in with the paper weight he had purchased from the Proles district, and now that she actually has recognized him Winston is in awe, especially over such a rebellious and radical statement as "I love you." To describe his week as a "restless dream" is very fitting, because he finds it hard to believe that this event actually took place; the dream aspect, and it is restless because he spends it week anticipating what Julia will do next.
"For a week after this, life was like a restless dream." Page 111
This form of similie was used by Orwell to describe Winston's emotions after receiving a slip of paper from one of his coworkers, Julia, while walking past her in the ministry. Numerous times before this encounter Winston described various mixed feelings towards the girl, be it from sexual attraction all the way to wanting to bash her head in with the paper weight he had purchased from the Proles district, and now that she actually has recognized him Winston is in awe, especially over such a rebellious and radical statement as "I love you." To describe his week as a "restless dream" is very fitting, because he finds it hard to believe that this event actually took place; the dream aspect, and it is restless because he spends it week anticipating what Julia will do next.
Independent Written Reflection
Reflection:
2/17/11
When I read the summary on this novel, I thought it sounded very interesting. I thought the whole theme of the book was interesting; George Orwell predicted that in the future, the government would take complete control over society and actually get them to believe that they weren't being oppressed. I wanted to read the novel because I wanted to see if anyone succeeds in overthrowing the government and if it had a happy ending. I was also interested in finding out how much his novel actually compared to 1984. I learned that it didn't compare at all, so I wanted to maybe find out what the moral was and what Orwell was trying to tell the reader. After reading the novel, I was stunned at the ending and I enjoyed it very much because although it was unpredictable, many clues were given and I was so focused on Winston actually finding a way to overthrow the government that the thought of the novel ending the way it did went way over my head.
My favorite part about the novel was the whole first part. Orwell did a great job of setting and eerie, yet sinister setting to open the novel. He painted a picture in my mind so that it was easy for me to see exactly how the society looked and it actually made me sympathetic towards Winston. I also liked how he shows that Winston knows everything about the government's secrets, in fact, his job is for him to cover them up, yet he can't seem to find a way to successfully overthrow them. When I read certain parts, I couldn't take my eyes of the pages because the whole idea stunned me of how oblivious people were and how Winston was hopeless. The only part I honestly disliked was the end of part 2 when he was reading out of the booklet that O'Brien gave him. I also thought that the parts with Julia were drawn out, however I could see why Orwell did that. I think the last chapter and a half of part 2 could've been left out, as did my group members. I don't think anything could've been added. The ending was shocking and I would've never gone into the book expecting it to end the way it did, but it made total sense.
2/17/11
When I read the summary on this novel, I thought it sounded very interesting. I thought the whole theme of the book was interesting; George Orwell predicted that in the future, the government would take complete control over society and actually get them to believe that they weren't being oppressed. I wanted to read the novel because I wanted to see if anyone succeeds in overthrowing the government and if it had a happy ending. I was also interested in finding out how much his novel actually compared to 1984. I learned that it didn't compare at all, so I wanted to maybe find out what the moral was and what Orwell was trying to tell the reader. After reading the novel, I was stunned at the ending and I enjoyed it very much because although it was unpredictable, many clues were given and I was so focused on Winston actually finding a way to overthrow the government that the thought of the novel ending the way it did went way over my head.
My favorite part about the novel was the whole first part. Orwell did a great job of setting and eerie, yet sinister setting to open the novel. He painted a picture in my mind so that it was easy for me to see exactly how the society looked and it actually made me sympathetic towards Winston. I also liked how he shows that Winston knows everything about the government's secrets, in fact, his job is for him to cover them up, yet he can't seem to find a way to successfully overthrow them. When I read certain parts, I couldn't take my eyes of the pages because the whole idea stunned me of how oblivious people were and how Winston was hopeless. The only part I honestly disliked was the end of part 2 when he was reading out of the booklet that O'Brien gave him. I also thought that the parts with Julia were drawn out, however I could see why Orwell did that. I think the last chapter and a half of part 2 could've been left out, as did my group members. I don't think anything could've been added. The ending was shocking and I would've never gone into the book expecting it to end the way it did, but it made total sense.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Literary Luminary Part 3 Chapters 4-6
Literary Luminary:
"His bowels seemed to turn to water." page 233
Upon seeing that what lied in room 101 was a cage of rats, which they put right by his face which was strapped down so he couldn't move, Winston immediately tells O'Brien that he wants him to torture Julia instead of him. Satisfied, O'Brien lets him go. For a while, before Winston was sent to room 101, Winston seemed to be doing just fine and was gaining weight and was agreeing with the party's policies. He soon remembered how much he loathed big brother, and yelled out Julia's name over and over. This lead to him going to room 101. After he was willing to betray Julia, they set him free.
"His thoughts wandered again. Almost unconsciously he traced with his finger in the dust on the table: 2+2=5" pg 239
This passage uses an oxymoron to show how after he was tortured in prison, Big Brother forced him to believe things that obviously weren't true that used to repulse him. Now, he doesn't even realize how much control they have over his life and he has completely forgotten how much he wants to rebel. It used to anger him how the government would make announcements that were completely false and how nobody realized it, and now he's in that very position.
Literary Luminary Part 3 Chapters 1-3
Literary Luminary:
"The door opened. With a small gesture the officer indicated the skull-faced man. 'Room 101,' said the officer." page 195
In this passage, Orwell uses a metaphor to describe the man's face that's getting banished to room 101. Later in this section, the man says he'll tell them anything they want as long as he doesn't get taken to room 101 because he has 3 kids at home. When they still don't hesitate, he said he would rather them just kill him or starve him or hang him. When that doesn't work, he said he would rather watch them slit his wife and his kid's throats in front of him rather than him go there. Orwell uses suspense and mystery to keep the reader wanting to know what room 101 is.
"...but his body was being wrenched out of shape, the joints were being slowly torn apart." pg 202
In this passage, O'Brien is revealed as a secret operative that turned him and has Winston hooked up to a machine that is shooting an excruciating pain throughout his entire body. This section uses vivid imagery that makes the reader cringe and feel badly for Winston. Winston knew that he was going to be turned in eventually because of his diary, but he had no idea it was going to be as treacherous as it was and eventually learns that what he thought he knew wasn't right at all. He is confused as to what room 101 is and whether O'Brien is trying to help him or not. O'Brien tells him he's going to make him better, but he still doesn't know what he means.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
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?
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?
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Summarizer Chapter 7
Winston writes in his diary that any hope for revolution against the Party must come from the proles. He believes that the Party cannot be destroyed from within, and that even the Brotherhood, a legendary revolutionary group, lacks the wherewithal to defeat the mighty Thought Police. The proles, on the other hand make up eighty-five percent of the population of Oceania, and could easily muster the strength and manpower to overcome the Police. However, the proles lead brutish, ignorant, animalistic lives, and lack both the energy and interest to revolt; most of them do not even understand that the Party is oppressing them.
Winston looks through a children’s history book to get a feeling for what has really happened in the world. The Party claims to have built ideal cities, but London, where Winston lives, is a wreck: the electricity seldom works, buildings decay, and people live in poverty and fear. Lacking a reliable official record, Winston does not know what to think about the past. The Party’s claims that it has increased the literacy rate, reduced the infant mortality rate, and given everyone better food and shelter could all be fantasy. Winston suspects that these claims are untrue, but he has no way to know for sure, since history has been written entirely by the Party.
Winston remembers an occasion when he caught the Party in a lie. In the mid-1960s, a cultural backlash caused the original leaders of the Revolution to be arrested. One day, Winston saw a few of these deposed leaders sitting at the Chestnut Tree Café, a gathering place for out-of-favor Party members. A song played—“Under the spreading chestnut tree / I sold you and you sold me”—and one of the Party members, Rutherford, began to weep. Winston never forgot the incident, and one day came upon a photograph that proved that the Party members had been in New York at the time that they were allegedly committing treason in Eurasia. Terrified, Winston destroyed the photograph, but it remains embedded in his memory as a concrete example of Party dishonesty.
Winston thinks of his writing in his diary as a kind of letter to O’Brien. Though Winston knows almost nothing about O’Brien beyond his name, he is sure that he detects a strain of independence and rebellion in him, a consciousness of oppression similar to Winston’s own. Thinking about the Party’s control of every record of the truth, Winston realizes that the Party requires its members to deny the evidence of their eyes and ears. He believes that true freedom lies in the ability to interpret reality as one perceives it, to be able to say “2 + 2 = 4.”
Winston looks through a children’s history book to get a feeling for what has really happened in the world. The Party claims to have built ideal cities, but London, where Winston lives, is a wreck: the electricity seldom works, buildings decay, and people live in poverty and fear. Lacking a reliable official record, Winston does not know what to think about the past. The Party’s claims that it has increased the literacy rate, reduced the infant mortality rate, and given everyone better food and shelter could all be fantasy. Winston suspects that these claims are untrue, but he has no way to know for sure, since history has been written entirely by the Party.
Winston remembers an occasion when he caught the Party in a lie. In the mid-1960s, a cultural backlash caused the original leaders of the Revolution to be arrested. One day, Winston saw a few of these deposed leaders sitting at the Chestnut Tree Café, a gathering place for out-of-favor Party members. A song played—“Under the spreading chestnut tree / I sold you and you sold me”—and one of the Party members, Rutherford, began to weep. Winston never forgot the incident, and one day came upon a photograph that proved that the Party members had been in New York at the time that they were allegedly committing treason in Eurasia. Terrified, Winston destroyed the photograph, but it remains embedded in his memory as a concrete example of Party dishonesty.
Winston thinks of his writing in his diary as a kind of letter to O’Brien. Though Winston knows almost nothing about O’Brien beyond his name, he is sure that he detects a strain of independence and rebellion in him, a consciousness of oppression similar to Winston’s own. Thinking about the Party’s control of every record of the truth, Winston realizes that the Party requires its members to deny the evidence of their eyes and ears. He believes that true freedom lies in the ability to interpret reality as one perceives it, to be able to say “2 + 2 = 4.”
Literary Luminary Chapters 1-2
"His eyes refocused on the page. He discovered that while he sat helplessly musing he had also been writing , as though be automatic action. And it was no longer the same cramped awkward handwriting as before. His pen had slid voluptuously over the smooth paper, printing in large neat capitals-
DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER
DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER
DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER
DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER
DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER
over and over again, filling half a page."
I choose this passage, because I thought this was a great example of foreshadowing. Showing that Winston clearly has a deep hatred for the government and that he will most likely turn against them.
DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER
DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER
DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER
DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER
DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER
over and over again, filling half a page."
I choose this passage, because I thought this was a great example of foreshadowing. Showing that Winston clearly has a deep hatred for the government and that he will most likely turn against them.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Discussion Director, Chapters 1-2
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. 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?
Illustrator Part 2 Chapters 1-4
Illustrator:
Quote: "On it was written, in a large unformed handwriting: I love you." (pg. 90)
Image:
In the beginning of part 2, Winston is at work and at the top of his stack of papers, there is a note saying "I love you" from an anonymous person. He is thinking about it all day and it gives him something worth living for. He eventually learns that it's the dark haired girl who's been watching him. He later finds out her name is Julia, and is reluctant to share his urge for rebellion because he is still unsure of her true loyalty to him. Once they have their first sexual encounter, he is willing to share almost everything with her and soon finds out she likes to rebel as well, but he's still unsure if she would be willing to be a part of him getting the proles to rebel.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Literary Luminary, Chapter 8
Literary Luminary
Passage #1: "The face of Big Brother swam into his mind, displacing that of O'Brien. Just as he had done a few days earlier, he slid a coin out of his pocket and looked at it. The face gazed up at him, heavy, calm, protecting, but what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark mustache? Like a leaden knell the words came back at him. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." Page 104
In this passage, Orwell uses the literary device of personification to bring to life the true oppressive emotions of the Party through the facial details and expressions on the face of Big Brother on this coin in his pocket. This is the second time Winston finds himself looking at this coin, and I believe he carries it around with him as a constant reminder of what he is working so hard to defeat. He describes the look of Big Brother as heavy, calm and protecting, but follows up these claims with the question what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark mustache? This gives a powerful, almost mysterious feel to Big Brother, as Winston himself doesn't truly know what the Party is capable of.
Passage #1: "The face of Big Brother swam into his mind, displacing that of O'Brien. Just as he had done a few days earlier, he slid a coin out of his pocket and looked at it. The face gazed up at him, heavy, calm, protecting, but what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark mustache? Like a leaden knell the words came back at him. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." Page 104
In this passage, Orwell uses the literary device of personification to bring to life the true oppressive emotions of the Party through the facial details and expressions on the face of Big Brother on this coin in his pocket. This is the second time Winston finds himself looking at this coin, and I believe he carries it around with him as a constant reminder of what he is working so hard to defeat. He describes the look of Big Brother as heavy, calm and protecting, but follows up these claims with the question what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark mustache? This gives a powerful, almost mysterious feel to Big Brother, as Winston himself doesn't truly know what the Party is capable of.
Discussion Director Chapters 1-4 Part 2
Discussion Director:
1/2/11:
1. Winston seems to be gaining more and more trust for Julia. Do you think he is still cautious about how much he tells her?
2. Julia seems to be against the government, but do you think she will go far enough to help Winston get the Prole's help and cause a widespread revolution?
3. Do you think that since Winston has found a woman with similar beliefs as him that he is passionate about, he will lose sight of his main goal of starting a rebellion with the Proles?
4. Do you think Julia souds suspicious and is a secret agent or possibly a thought police? Will she destroy any chances of overthrowing the oppressive government?
5. Do you think that the paperweight is of great importance in the novel? Will it be the key to gaining the loyalty of the Proles?
1/2/11:
1. Winston seems to be gaining more and more trust for Julia. Do you think he is still cautious about how much he tells her?
2. Julia seems to be against the government, but do you think she will go far enough to help Winston get the Prole's help and cause a widespread revolution?
3. Do you think that since Winston has found a woman with similar beliefs as him that he is passionate about, he will lose sight of his main goal of starting a rebellion with the Proles?
4. Do you think Julia souds suspicious and is a secret agent or possibly a thought police? Will she destroy any chances of overthrowing the oppressive government?
5. Do you think that the paperweight is of great importance in the novel? Will it be the key to gaining the loyalty of the Proles?
Discussion Director Chapter 8
Chapter 8 Discussion Director:
2/2/11:
1. Do you think it's Suspicious that the old man in hte bar remembers only minute details from the past?
2. How do you think the government got everyone to forget about the past?
3. Why do you think Winston rented out the apartment if he already has his own apartment? do you think it's perhaps to get away from the telescreen and the thought police?
4. If the proles don't remember anything, how is ONE person going to convince them to rebel? And if he succeeds, how many people will be willing to rebel? 10? 20? millions?
2/2/11:
1. Do you think it's Suspicious that the old man in hte bar remembers only minute details from the past?
2. How do you think the government got everyone to forget about the past?
3. Why do you think Winston rented out the apartment if he already has his own apartment? do you think it's perhaps to get away from the telescreen and the thought police?
4. If the proles don't remember anything, how is ONE person going to convince them to rebel? And if he succeeds, how many people will be willing to rebel? 10? 20? millions?
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Discussion Director, Chapter 7
Discussion Director
#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. 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?
Illustrator, Chapter 7
Illustrator
"In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it."
"In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it."
I chose this quote because it represents the struggle Winston feels with the Party. The absolute helplessness of knowing that the government is oppressing him, but being the only one who sees it. Earlier in chapter 7 he explains that the only hope for taking down the party lies in the proles, being over 85% of the total population of Oceania. The problem is, most of the proles are too brainwashed and apathetic to even know that they are being oppressed.
Literary Luminary Chapter 7
Literary Luminary:
1/31/11
Orwell begins chapter 7 with the passage : "If there is hope [wrote Winston] it lies in the Proles." (pg 60) He then continues to say that the Proles make up the vast majority of Oceania's population, and if anyone were to successfully overthrow the oppressive government, it would be them. This is an example of foreshadowing. I think that soon, Winston is going to start discussing rebellion with the Proles and spreading the idea around He will use his job as an advantage. He already wants to rebel, and the Proles are the only chance for his success.
"But when Winston glanced again at Rutherford's ruinous face, he saw that his eyes were full with tears." (pg 66) Winston uses a metaphor to describe a man's beaten and bruised face. It shows how these former leaders know what's going on, and as a result, were beaten senseless so they don't talk. I think Winston may go to them for help in rebelling.
1/31/11
Orwell begins chapter 7 with the passage : "If there is hope [wrote Winston] it lies in the Proles." (pg 60) He then continues to say that the Proles make up the vast majority of Oceania's population, and if anyone were to successfully overthrow the oppressive government, it would be them. This is an example of foreshadowing. I think that soon, Winston is going to start discussing rebellion with the Proles and spreading the idea around He will use his job as an advantage. He already wants to rebel, and the Proles are the only chance for his success.
"But when Winston glanced again at Rutherford's ruinous face, he saw that his eyes were full with tears." (pg 66) Winston uses a metaphor to describe a man's beaten and bruised face. It shows how these former leaders know what's going on, and as a result, were beaten senseless so they don't talk. I think Winston may go to them for help in rebelling.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Illustrator, Chapters 3-6
Illustrator
"The telescreen was giving forth an ear-splitting whistle which continued on the same note for thirty seconds. It was nought seven fifteen, getting up time for office workers." Page 31
I chose this quote because the concept behind the "Telescreen" is a excellent example of the extent of the Inner Party's control of Oceania. They are controlling to the point of essentially installing a camera into each individual's home which allows them to not only watch everything their citizens are doing, but control when they wake up and actually talk to them to repremand when they are 'getting out of line.' Home is thought to be a place of sanctuary, where you can unwind and be yourself; live by your own rules. This concept in Oceania, however, is more a fantasy then anything else.
"The telescreen was giving forth an ear-splitting whistle which continued on the same note for thirty seconds. It was nought seven fifteen, getting up time for office workers." Page 31
I chose this quote because the concept behind the "Telescreen" is a excellent example of the extent of the Inner Party's control of Oceania. They are controlling to the point of essentially installing a camera into each individual's home which allows them to not only watch everything their citizens are doing, but control when they wake up and actually talk to them to repremand when they are 'getting out of line.' Home is thought to be a place of sanctuary, where you can unwind and be yourself; live by your own rules. This concept in Oceania, however, is more a fantasy then anything else.
Connector Chapters 3-6
Connector:
Chapters 3 and 4:
The more I learn about how gullable the people are, the more I think they remind me of children and their belief in Santa Clause, because they're innocent and don't think about how controlled they are and don't test authority.
Question:
Don't you think it's suspicious that the people don't challenge the government or wonder why they're so controlled?
Chapters 5 and 6:
The plot is starting to remind me of The Giver because he knows things nobody else knows and he is starting to rebel and is possibly going to try to overthrow the system.
Question:
Do you think that Winston will successfully overthrow the government or get other Oceania residents to rebel?
Chapters 3 and 4:
The more I learn about how gullable the people are, the more I think they remind me of children and their belief in Santa Clause, because they're innocent and don't think about how controlled they are and don't test authority.
Question:
Don't you think it's suspicious that the people don't challenge the government or wonder why they're so controlled?
Chapters 5 and 6:
The plot is starting to remind me of The Giver because he knows things nobody else knows and he is starting to rebel and is possibly going to try to overthrow the system.
Question:
Do you think that Winston will successfully overthrow the government or get other Oceania residents to rebel?
Summarizer Chapters 3-6
Summarizer:
Chapter 3:
Winston dreams about his mothers disappearance in a political disagreement 20 years prior. Then he dreams of a perfect society. When he awakens, he thinks of the word Shakespeare without knowing why. He wakes up to a loud whistle from his telescreen. It is time for him to exercise. As he exercises, he is thinking about how is country is at war with Eurasia and Eastasia and how even though nobody heard of their leader until the 1960's, the books say he's been a leader since the 1930's and nobody notices. Suddenly, the telescreen calls out his name and tells him to work harder.
Chapter 4:
Winston works in the record section of the Ministry of Truth, where he takes records of people protesting or situations that make the government look wrong and changes them to where they're always right. He takes a recently executed Comrade Withers out of a speech and replaces him with a loyal figure from his imagination. Winston then examines activity in the Ministry of Truth where others are trying to correct the flow of history to meet "party ideology".
Chapter 5:
In this chapter, Winston converses with his colleague from the Ministry of Truth and finds out his job is to eliminate words from the Newspeak Dictionary that could bring in rebellious thoughts. As they are talking, the intercom buzzes and announces that they had record production of chocolate. Winston notices that their quota that day was less than before, but nobody seems to notice. This bugs Winston. He is sure that the thought police are after him. He feels like he is being watched, and when he looks up, a shady woman with brown hair is staring at him.
Chapter 6:
When Winston returns home, he writes in his diary how the Ministry is going to take passion out of sex, and merely make it a reproductive act. Winston longs for sex and says the last time he had sex was with an older, ugly woman, but he didn't mind. She was a prole prostitute. His ex-wife hated sex, and when she found out she was infertile, she left him. He feels like sex will be the ultimate way to rebel against the government.
Chapter 3:
Winston dreams about his mothers disappearance in a political disagreement 20 years prior. Then he dreams of a perfect society. When he awakens, he thinks of the word Shakespeare without knowing why. He wakes up to a loud whistle from his telescreen. It is time for him to exercise. As he exercises, he is thinking about how is country is at war with Eurasia and Eastasia and how even though nobody heard of their leader until the 1960's, the books say he's been a leader since the 1930's and nobody notices. Suddenly, the telescreen calls out his name and tells him to work harder.
Chapter 4:
Winston works in the record section of the Ministry of Truth, where he takes records of people protesting or situations that make the government look wrong and changes them to where they're always right. He takes a recently executed Comrade Withers out of a speech and replaces him with a loyal figure from his imagination. Winston then examines activity in the Ministry of Truth where others are trying to correct the flow of history to meet "party ideology".
Chapter 5:
In this chapter, Winston converses with his colleague from the Ministry of Truth and finds out his job is to eliminate words from the Newspeak Dictionary that could bring in rebellious thoughts. As they are talking, the intercom buzzes and announces that they had record production of chocolate. Winston notices that their quota that day was less than before, but nobody seems to notice. This bugs Winston. He is sure that the thought police are after him. He feels like he is being watched, and when he looks up, a shady woman with brown hair is staring at him.
Chapter 6:
When Winston returns home, he writes in his diary how the Ministry is going to take passion out of sex, and merely make it a reproductive act. Winston longs for sex and says the last time he had sex was with an older, ugly woman, but he didn't mind. She was a prole prostitute. His ex-wife hated sex, and when she found out she was infertile, she left him. He feels like sex will be the ultimate way to rebel against the government.
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