1. He is in the place where there is no darkness, and he this he is in the ministry of love. He is being starved, forced to stay awake, and every time he does something the telescreen tells him to stop. He is treated this way because he is taken in for thought crime, and having a connection with Julia.
2. Parsons, because he was turned in by his daughter for saying "down with big brother" in his sleep.
3. The starving man tries to give him a piece of bread, and the chinless man gets it and the telescreen tells him to drop it.
4. The skull-faced man is terrified. He will do anything to not go into the room, he said he would rat out anyone, he would let them cut his wife and children's throat in front of him, but they take him to the room anyway.
5.He is the head of the thought police, him and Charrington are thought Police and they both rat out Winston.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Book two symbols
Clock- Winston and Julia always think they have more time than they do. The clock is on it’s own time, and isn’t following the rest of the clocks in society. Winston and Julia are like the clock because they are on their own time and they are following the clock that isn’t the same as the rest of the clocks in the society.
Paperweight- Symbolizes Winston’s and Julia’s relationship. It’s a symbol of their own little world and place. The coral was Julia’s life. When they get caught, the paper weight gets smashed just like their relationship did at that same moment.
The singing Prole woman- The song is a sad song, but when she sings it, she makes it sound pretty. It represents that Julia’s and Winston’s relationship was always hopeless, as well as the idea of a new beginning.
Nursery Rhyme about the bells- it represents churches which represents the lower class, and Winston thinks that the lower class are going to be the ones to rebel against the government and overthrow it. The rhyme is Big Brother saying that the rebel and overthrow of the government is never going to happen.
Laws protect Freedom: We think that the Law protects either yourself and your safety, or other people from what you are going to do, and not necessarily your freedom, because to be free is to do whatever you wish without a penalty. For example you could drive around without wearing a seatbelt if you chose, and not get a fine for it.
Paperweight- Symbolizes Winston’s and Julia’s relationship. It’s a symbol of their own little world and place. The coral was Julia’s life. When they get caught, the paper weight gets smashed just like their relationship did at that same moment.
The singing Prole woman- The song is a sad song, but when she sings it, she makes it sound pretty. It represents that Julia’s and Winston’s relationship was always hopeless, as well as the idea of a new beginning.
Nursery Rhyme about the bells- it represents churches which represents the lower class, and Winston thinks that the lower class are going to be the ones to rebel against the government and overthrow it. The rhyme is Big Brother saying that the rebel and overthrow of the government is never going to happen.
Laws protect Freedom: We think that the Law protects either yourself and your safety, or other people from what you are going to do, and not necessarily your freedom, because to be free is to do whatever you wish without a penalty. For example you could drive around without wearing a seatbelt if you chose, and not get a fine for it.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Chapters 8-9
1. The Inner Party lives a much better life then the outter party. The outter party is stuck drinking victory gin while the inner party drinks wine and fine liquors. The Inner party also gets real food, like sugar, coffee, and chocolate. While the outer parties get rationed foods. The inner party also has servants to do things for them while the outer parties don't. One of the most important differences is that the inner parties have to option of turning off their telescreens, while the outer parties have no choice.
2. He asks them a what they are willing to do, like betray their country, kill anyone or throw acid in children's faces. He does this to make sure they are serious about joining them.
3. He tells them he doesn't know much and no one does to avoid the brotherhood from collapsing if someone was captured. There is no way of knowing how many members there actually are.
4. He is having winston go to work without a brief case and someone will come up to him in the street saying he dropped his brief case, while giving him a brief case that looks like his and has the book.
2. He asks them a what they are willing to do, like betray their country, kill anyone or throw acid in children's faces. He does this to make sure they are serious about joining them.
3. He tells them he doesn't know much and no one does to avoid the brotherhood from collapsing if someone was captured. There is no way of knowing how many members there actually are.
4. He is having winston go to work without a brief case and someone will come up to him in the street saying he dropped his brief case, while giving him a brief case that looks like his and has the book.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
chapter 9
1. To show how different the principals are in the brother hood and the party. It also shows all the lies they had to tell and still do.
2. Upper, middle, and low class.
3. Only their names have changed, the classes and what they do are still the same.
4. To keep everyone one in control, its easier to control all the people. The government staying in war time by two minutes of hate every day, rationing, nationalistic tendencies, fanaticism, and dropping bombs on their own people, all to make it easier to control everyone.
5. To finally have independent thought, and to conquer all the land on earth.
6. Taking over the few bits of land that aren't owned by one of the three superstates, and trying to and completely control its people.
7. They would realize that their enemy is just like them, and that they aren't better off then them and they would refuse to fight them.
8. Because of their resources the superstates can be self-controlled. All the governments operate the same way, to control their people by being in a constant war and remove Independence. All similarities are the basically the same because if they weren't one of the superstates would be at a disadvantage or an advantage and it would mess up the constant war.
9. The government are the same and equally matched so one would not over take the other. The war is keeping the society working and running smoothly. The real war is keeping an entire people enslaved to a false ideology. The goal of the war is to keep people from having independence and intelligence and ideas, and force people to live in a constant state of propaganda-induced fear.
10. High- To remain how they are. Middle- to aim high. Low-to abolish all distinctions and create a society in which all men shall be equal.
11. The middle class now claims that the government is cruel. Before they looked for equality, but now they only look for inequality.
12. They weren’t looking to establish liberty and equality anymore, but instead to have the government be in absolute control.
13. They would brain wash people to love big brother and not rebel, so it was easy for them to stay in power.
14. Allowing a strong and disconnected Middle Group to come into being,being conquered, governing so inefficiently that the people are stirred to revolt, or losing its own self-confidence and willingness to govern.
15. They ration food, have a vast majority of people working for the government in one way or another, and take away their privacy. They also brain wash people into supporting big brother. By making everyone totally dependent on the Party, it is impossible that they would fall from power because, if they did, society would fall apart.
16. It is determined by what class they are born into and ability defined by the party.
17. Double think is the ability to have two different opinions about something. It is used to alter the past, and reject rationality to protect the infallibility of the ruling party, whether or not they are actually correct.
18. To have complete control over everybody and to gain trust. It's easier to trust someone who is always right.
2. Upper, middle, and low class.
3. Only their names have changed, the classes and what they do are still the same.
4. To keep everyone one in control, its easier to control all the people. The government staying in war time by two minutes of hate every day, rationing, nationalistic tendencies, fanaticism, and dropping bombs on their own people, all to make it easier to control everyone.
5. To finally have independent thought, and to conquer all the land on earth.
6. Taking over the few bits of land that aren't owned by one of the three superstates, and trying to and completely control its people.
7. They would realize that their enemy is just like them, and that they aren't better off then them and they would refuse to fight them.
8. Because of their resources the superstates can be self-controlled. All the governments operate the same way, to control their people by being in a constant war and remove Independence. All similarities are the basically the same because if they weren't one of the superstates would be at a disadvantage or an advantage and it would mess up the constant war.
9. The government are the same and equally matched so one would not over take the other. The war is keeping the society working and running smoothly. The real war is keeping an entire people enslaved to a false ideology. The goal of the war is to keep people from having independence and intelligence and ideas, and force people to live in a constant state of propaganda-induced fear.
10. High- To remain how they are. Middle- to aim high. Low-to abolish all distinctions and create a society in which all men shall be equal.
11. The middle class now claims that the government is cruel. Before they looked for equality, but now they only look for inequality.
12. They weren’t looking to establish liberty and equality anymore, but instead to have the government be in absolute control.
13. They would brain wash people to love big brother and not rebel, so it was easy for them to stay in power.
14. Allowing a strong and disconnected Middle Group to come into being,being conquered, governing so inefficiently that the people are stirred to revolt, or losing its own self-confidence and willingness to govern.
15. They ration food, have a vast majority of people working for the government in one way or another, and take away their privacy. They also brain wash people into supporting big brother. By making everyone totally dependent on the Party, it is impossible that they would fall from power because, if they did, society would fall apart.
16. It is determined by what class they are born into and ability defined by the party.
17. Double think is the ability to have two different opinions about something. It is used to alter the past, and reject rationality to protect the infallibility of the ruling party, whether or not they are actually correct.
18. To have complete control over everybody and to gain trust. It's easier to trust someone who is always right.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Chapter 3-5
Book Two, Chapter 3
How and where do Julia and Winston meet?
-The church, in the streets. They made secret meetings like in the market, talking under their breath and plan where to meet later.
What is Julia’s job?
- She works in the fiction department on the novel-writing machines
What is her background?
- She is 26, lives in a hostel with 30 other girls, she doesn’t rememeber revolution and the only one she ever talked to about those days with her was her grandfather who disappeared, captain of the hockey, wone the gymnastics trophy twice, troop leader in the spies, branch seceratary in the youth league, and now has joined the Junior anti-sex League. Had a love affair when she was 16 with a 60 year old.
What is her attitude toward the Party?
- She hates the party
Describe the quote “ With Julia, everything came back to her own sexuality. As soon as this was touched upon in any way she was capable of great acuteness”. What does Winston think about Julia?
-Her sexuality is all that is important to her. It gives her freedom and a way to rebel against big brother.
Why does the Party think the sexual impulse as well as the familial love dangerous?
- It connects people, it creates an instinct and a world the party can’t control
Book Two, Chapter 4
How does Winston react to the singing Prole woman?
- He thinks it’s and she is beautiful. He listens to her singing and he decides that only when people are down and out will they sing about anything (The Blues)
What pleasures of the senses are mentioned in this chapter? What is Orwell’s point in mentioning them?
- Smelling the delicious coffee and perfume, looking pretty while the room is nasty, tasting the real sugar in coffee, Hearing the beautiful singing. They don’t really get to experience all these senses unless they are hidden away. Only in Winston and Julia’s paridise do they get to experience them.
What is Winston’s reaction to rats? Julia’s reaction?
- Winston is scared of rats, t reminds Winston of the nightmare that has occurred through out his life. while Julia isn’t bothered by them. She sees them everyday.
Winston is interested in the church bells that once played in the city even though he is not religious. What do church bells mean to him?
It is a connection to the time before the revolution when they rang.
Winston sees the coral paperweight as a symbol of what?
It’s a symbol of their relationship and that they are in their own little bubble
Chapter 5
Who has vanished? How does Winston confirm this?
- Syme has and he knows this because his name is no longer on the list of the chess committee.
Describe the preparations for Hate Week. In what ways does the Inner Party excel in building spirit?
- Everyone works over time, there are processions, meetings, military paraes, lectures, waxwork displays, film shows, telescreen programs are organized, stands erected, effigies built, slogans coined, songs written, rumors circulated, and photographs faked. They hang up a lot of posters of Eurasian army men.
Julia and Winston have some differences. Explain them.
- Julia just doesn’t care about the past, every time Winston tries to talk her about past events she falls asleep on him. They have a huge age difference. Their ideas about rebelling are different, Julia only lives in the moment.
Connect chapters 3-5 to two different themes and explain them
- Meaning of freedom: Them still meeting, stealing and eating good food, Julia wearing make up, the prole singing, the idea of the glass paper weight
- The responsibility of the individual in Society: Preparing for hate week and working over time. Winstons job of destroying files and altering the past. What Syme first disappeared someone questioned about it but than the next day never spoke of him again because he is supposed to have never existed. Just to blend in.
How and where do Julia and Winston meet?
-The church, in the streets. They made secret meetings like in the market, talking under their breath and plan where to meet later.
What is Julia’s job?
- She works in the fiction department on the novel-writing machines
What is her background?
- She is 26, lives in a hostel with 30 other girls, she doesn’t rememeber revolution and the only one she ever talked to about those days with her was her grandfather who disappeared, captain of the hockey, wone the gymnastics trophy twice, troop leader in the spies, branch seceratary in the youth league, and now has joined the Junior anti-sex League. Had a love affair when she was 16 with a 60 year old.
What is her attitude toward the Party?
- She hates the party
Describe the quote “ With Julia, everything came back to her own sexuality. As soon as this was touched upon in any way she was capable of great acuteness”. What does Winston think about Julia?
-Her sexuality is all that is important to her. It gives her freedom and a way to rebel against big brother.
Why does the Party think the sexual impulse as well as the familial love dangerous?
- It connects people, it creates an instinct and a world the party can’t control
Book Two, Chapter 4
How does Winston react to the singing Prole woman?
- He thinks it’s and she is beautiful. He listens to her singing and he decides that only when people are down and out will they sing about anything (The Blues)
What pleasures of the senses are mentioned in this chapter? What is Orwell’s point in mentioning them?
- Smelling the delicious coffee and perfume, looking pretty while the room is nasty, tasting the real sugar in coffee, Hearing the beautiful singing. They don’t really get to experience all these senses unless they are hidden away. Only in Winston and Julia’s paridise do they get to experience them.
What is Winston’s reaction to rats? Julia’s reaction?
- Winston is scared of rats, t reminds Winston of the nightmare that has occurred through out his life. while Julia isn’t bothered by them. She sees them everyday.
Winston is interested in the church bells that once played in the city even though he is not religious. What do church bells mean to him?
It is a connection to the time before the revolution when they rang.
Winston sees the coral paperweight as a symbol of what?
It’s a symbol of their relationship and that they are in their own little bubble
Chapter 5
Who has vanished? How does Winston confirm this?
- Syme has and he knows this because his name is no longer on the list of the chess committee.
Describe the preparations for Hate Week. In what ways does the Inner Party excel in building spirit?
- Everyone works over time, there are processions, meetings, military paraes, lectures, waxwork displays, film shows, telescreen programs are organized, stands erected, effigies built, slogans coined, songs written, rumors circulated, and photographs faked. They hang up a lot of posters of Eurasian army men.
Julia and Winston have some differences. Explain them.
- Julia just doesn’t care about the past, every time Winston tries to talk her about past events she falls asleep on him. They have a huge age difference. Their ideas about rebelling are different, Julia only lives in the moment.
Connect chapters 3-5 to two different themes and explain them
- Meaning of freedom: Them still meeting, stealing and eating good food, Julia wearing make up, the prole singing, the idea of the glass paper weight
- The responsibility of the individual in Society: Preparing for hate week and working over time. Winstons job of destroying files and altering the past. What Syme first disappeared someone questioned about it but than the next day never spoke of him again because he is supposed to have never existed. Just to blend in.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
1984 AND Today
1. No one has no privacy, in 1894 they have telescreens that watch everyone, and in the world now there is the Internet where people display their personal information, like twitter, facebook, and videos on YouTube.
2. We all have a common enemy. In 1984 they all have 2 minuets of hate and hate week, a picture od Goldstien and the eurasian army show up and images of people they are suppose to hate and they all get together and go crazy. The news today does about the same thing. The government today has control to create a war with anyone they want making them the common enemy.
3. Way of Life. In 1984 and today the country changes their opinion and expects everyone to change theirs as well. In 1984 they can go back and change the past to refine the future even though people remember what they terminated they aren't suppose to remember.
4. Newspeak: In 1984 they use newspeak to dumb down everyone and make them equal. In today's society definition are becoming more general. keeping every thing dumb down or general makes everyone more equal and not as smart as the government.
5. Entertainment: in 1984 and today we are distracted by entertainment. Sports, games,lottery, tv, and other activities distract us from the problems in the world and the government.
2. We all have a common enemy. In 1984 they all have 2 minuets of hate and hate week, a picture od Goldstien and the eurasian army show up and images of people they are suppose to hate and they all get together and go crazy. The news today does about the same thing. The government today has control to create a war with anyone they want making them the common enemy.
3. Way of Life. In 1984 and today the country changes their opinion and expects everyone to change theirs as well. In 1984 they can go back and change the past to refine the future even though people remember what they terminated they aren't suppose to remember.
4. Newspeak: In 1984 they use newspeak to dumb down everyone and make them equal. In today's society definition are becoming more general. keeping every thing dumb down or general makes everyone more equal and not as smart as the government.
5. Entertainment: in 1984 and today we are distracted by entertainment. Sports, games,lottery, tv, and other activities distract us from the problems in the world and the government.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Why is Winston ill at ease once he is alone with Julia?
He had no physical sensation except of mere contact, all he felt was incredulity and pride, he had no physical desire he thought it was too soon and he was frightened by her youth and prettiness.
What does Julia bring with her that she has obtained on the black market?
Chocolate
What are Julia’s ideas about the Party?
She hates the party and the inner party, she used curse words whenever she talked about the party.
What familiar sign does Winston find?
The trail and the hill looked familiar to him and and reminded him that there was a stream there.
What is the significance of the thrush music?
It symbolizes Winstons rebellion because one day he wants to be like the bird and be able to do what he wants.
What does Winston mean when he says that he loves Julia all the more because she has had scores of sexual encounters?
The more people she has had sexual encounters with the more its betraying the party. Its a rebellion against them.
He had no physical sensation except of mere contact, all he felt was incredulity and pride, he had no physical desire he thought it was too soon and he was frightened by her youth and prettiness.
What does Julia bring with her that she has obtained on the black market?
Chocolate
What are Julia’s ideas about the Party?
She hates the party and the inner party, she used curse words whenever she talked about the party.
What familiar sign does Winston find?
The trail and the hill looked familiar to him and and reminded him that there was a stream there.
What is the significance of the thrush music?
It symbolizes Winstons rebellion because one day he wants to be like the bird and be able to do what he wants.
What does Winston mean when he says that he loves Julia all the more because she has had scores of sexual encounters?
The more people she has had sexual encounters with the more its betraying the party. Its a rebellion against them.
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