1984

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100

What date does the main character record?

April 4, 1984

200

What is the concept of "doublethink" ?

Doublethink is the ability to have two opposite or contradictory thoughts at the same time, and accept both of them.

300

How is the current government different from any previous governments? What inventions enables it to be like this?

The current government is able to watch all the citizens all the time because of the invention of the two-way telescreen. Previous governments were not able to watch the citizens all of the time.

400

What is Winston Smith’s number?

6079

500

What is the scene with the cage?

The cage is a kind of face mask that has two rats in it. O'Brien tells Winston he will put the mask on Winston's face unless Winston does what is required of him. Winston asks what he is to do, but O'Brien does not answer. As the mask is closing on his face, Winston screams that O'Brien should put the mask on Julia instead. This is what O'Brien wants; for Winston to betray Julia. The Party has succeeded.

Winston

100

What is Winston’s greatest pleasure in his life, and why is it so?

His work because he gets lost in it.

200

How does Winston react when he sees the rat?

Felt like he was back in a nightmare, his deepest feeling of deceptions... he panicked!

300

What is Winston's thinking at the end of the novel?

He realizes that he has won the victory over himself. He now loves Big Brother.

400

Who is brought in the cell with Winston?

Ampleforth is brought in

500

How has Winston changed since he started going into the little room with Julia?

He stopped drinking gin, his leg healed up, his coughing in the morning has stopped, he had put on some weight. Life had ceased to be intolerable, he no longer had the impulse to make faces at the telescreen or shout curses at the top of his voice.

Julia

100

What does the note say?

I love you

200

What does the girl tell Winston about her attitude toward the party?

She doesn’t like it at all she only does all that stuff because it’s the only way to be safe

300

What happens when the girl with the dark hair falls on the floor?

A sharp cry of pain came from her and then when winston had tried to help her eyes met his and he saw fear in her eyes, not pain.

400

Does Winston betray Julia in either of these chapters?

O'Brien tells Winston that Julia has betrayed him, but the reader has no evidence of this yet.

500

what happens when Winston and Julia meet after they have been released?

They admit that they have betrayed each other and that they don't feel the same about each other anymore. The voice that Winston hears is singing, "Under the spreading chestnut tree/I sold you and you sold me."

O'Brien

100

According to O’Brien, what is in Room 101 in general?

The worst thing in the world

200

What does O'Brien know that surprises Winston?

O'Brien knows the last line of the rhyme that Mr. Charrington had started telling him.

300

According to O’Brien, what are the three stages of Winston’s reintegration?

Learning, understanding, and acceptance.

400

How was the meeting between O’Brien, Julia, and Winston at O’Brien’s apartment?

Winston asks if Goldstein and the Brotherhood are real. O'Brien tells them it is, and that he is part of it. They say they want to join. O'Brien says they won't see any changes in their lifetime. He tells Winston how he will receive a copy of Goldstein's book.

500

Describe the meeting between O'Brien and Winston.

They meet in a hallway in the Ministry. O'Brien compliments Winston on his writing. He mentions Syme's work but not his name. This reference seems to Winston to be a signal or code word that he and O'Brien are accomplices in thoughtcrime. O'Brien offers to loan Winston a copy of the Eleventh Edition of the Newspeak dictionary and gives Winston his address in full view of a telescreen.

NewSpeak

100

What is Ministry of Peaces newspeak and its purpose?

Minipax and war

200

What are the three slogans of the Party?

“WAR IS PEACE” “FREEDOM IS SLAVERY” “IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH”

300

What is B vocabulary of Newspeak?

The B vocabulary contains words that are used for political purposes. These words force a certain mental attitude on people. These words are all compound words. Miniluv, Minitrue, Minipeaceful, Oldthinkers, and unbellyfeel are some examples.

400

What is newspeak and it's purpose?

Newspeak is the official language of Oceania. It has been created to meet the needs of Ingsoc. Newspeak provides a way to express the views of Ingsoc and to make all other types of thought impossible.

500

What two things about the grammar of Newspeak are peculiar?

First, the parts of speech are almost completely interchangeable. Any word can be made negative by using the affix un-. Words can be strengthened by using the affixes plus- or doubleplus-. Affixes including ante-, post-, up-, and down- can be used. Second, the language is very regular, with all inflections following the same rule.