Big Brother is watching
This phrase appears beneath the enormous posters of Big Brother.
What is "Big Brother Is Watching You"?
Winston is approximately this age.
What is 39?
This is the official language being developed by the Party.
What is Newspeak?
This neighbor asks Winston to come to her apartment in Chapter 2.
Who is Mrs. Parsons?
Oceania is at war with this country at the beginning of the novel.
What is Eurasia?
This device watches and listens to Party members inside their homes.
What is a telescreen?
Winston works at this government ministry.
What is the Ministry of Truth?
These three slogans appear on the Ministry of Truth.
What are “WAR IS PEACE,” “FREEDOM IS SLAVERY,” and “IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH”?
Mrs. Parsons needs Winston's help fixing this household problem.
What is a blocked kitchen sink?
This food item is being reduced from 30 grams to 20 grams.
What is the chocolate ration?
This organization punishes people for having thoughts against the Party.
What is the Thought Police?
Winston secretly buys this object from a junk shop.
What is a diary/book with blank pages?
Despite its name, the Ministry of Truth deals with these areas of society.
What are news, entertainment, education, and the fine arts?
Winston is suspicious of this dark-haired young woman who works in the Fiction Department.
Who is the dark-haired girl?
Mrs. Parsons's son accuses Winston of committing this crime.
What is thoughtcrime?
Winston believes this small involuntary action could betray his true feelings to the Thought Police.
What is a facial expression / nervous tic?
This is the date Winston writes at the beginning of his diary.
What is April 4, 1984?
This daily ritual requires Party members to scream hatred at an enemy of the state.
What is the Two Minutes Hate?
This Inner Party member catches Winston's attention during the Two Minutes Hate.
Who is O'Brien?
The Parsons children are angry because they aren't allowed to attend this public event.
What is the hanging of Eurasian prisoners?
According to Winston, this is the most frightening thing about committing thoughtcrime.
What is knowing that eventually you will be caught?
These three words repeatedly appear in Winston's diary after he begins writing.
What is “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER”?
This man is presented as the Party's greatest enemy during the Two Minutes Hate.
Who is Emmanuel Goldstein?
Mrs. Parsons's children belong to this organization that encourages children to spy on adults.
What are the Spies?
At the end of Chapter 2, Winston realizes that writing in his diary has essentially already resulted in this.
What is a death sentence / his eventual death?