Illustrator Part 2 Chapters 1-4

Illustrator:

Quote: "On it was written, in a large unformed handwriting: I love you." (pg. 90)

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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.

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.

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?

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?

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?

Illustrator, Chapter 7

Illustrator

"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.