Tuesday, March 24, 2015

1984 Chapters 1 & 2 Study Questions

1. What bothers Winston?


The ulcer on his ankle, big brother, and young pretty women.


2. What is wrong with his society?


There is no privacy or freedom.


3. What are the three slogans of the Inner Party?


War is peace,
Freedom is slavery,
Ignorance is strength


4. What are the four ministries?


The ministries of truth, peace, love, and plenty.


5. What items are written in italics?


What Winston wrote down in his diary.


6. How does the Two Minute Hate work?


The screen shows enemies of the party so that everyone can have someone to hate at the same time


7. What happens to Winston during the chant?


Winston tries not join in but eventually does and begins to chant with the crowd.


8. What happens between O’Brien and Winston?


The two locked eyes and and Winston felt that there was a telepathic bridge between himself an O’Brien, where Winston believes that he thinks the same way as he does.


9. During the film (p. 11), how did the audience react?


The went crazy and began to yell, jump around, and even throw things at the screen.


10. What is "thoughtcrime"?


It’s a thought directed against the party and Big Brother.


11. What are the Thought Police?

They are officers that arrest people for thought crimes.


12. Who are the Parsons and what do they represent?


The Parsons are Winston’s neighbors and they represent the regular common people.


13. How do the Parsons’ children behave?


They behave like thought police and aren't afraid to turn in their own parent, they are also obnoxious and violent.   
14. What is Winston's dream about O’Brien?


He dreamt that he heard O'Brien's voice tell him to meet him in a place where there is no darkness.


15. What is announced on the news? (p. 25)


It was describing the floating fortress that had just been anchored between Iceland and the Faeroe Islands.

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