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I 1) What is funny ironic (and even funny) about Winston’s thoughts when Julia hands him a note? - Winston’s mind wanders off into the land of “what if?” - The girl could be a part of the Brotherhood or that she was from the Thought Police delivering the message that he had been caught - Irony: the note’s contents contradict all his previous thoughts. Julia’s intentions were the exact opposite of what Winston had feared. She too was against the party’s overbearing and oppressive nature. 2) What is the effect that Julia’s note has on Winston? - Winston is stunned and shocked and completely helpless - Julia, someone he believed to be a keener in regards to the party had an interest in him and furthermore had now made herself a target to be for Big Brother. - Winston’s entire day became difficult, his work, Parsons in the cafeteria, and to top it off a night at the community center. - The note truly affected Winston in a way that he had never experienced. 3) What is significant about the statue of Oliver Cromwell? - It is unique how the statue of Oliver Cromwell can be standing in Victory Square near the vicinity of Big Brother. - As we know that the Party is able to rewrite history as many times as it wishes to, the remnant of this 17th century English military and political leader is noteworthy. 4) Explain the effect of the juxtaposition at the end of this section - Gives us a jolt back into the reality of the situation. - In the previous few lines we are enticed by the description of Winston gently caressing all the details in Julia’s hand, and next of whether he eyes were blue or brown. - Finally we are reminded that they are watching Eurasian prisoners being transported, the contrast between the beauty in Julia’s potential eye colour and the stark direness of the mournful eyes in the prisoner gives us mixed feelings on the current situation. II 1) How has Julia’s sash changed, in Winston’s mind? - Winston believed that the sash was a symbol of Julia’s devotion to the party, - In reality, it was all an act; she wore it so nobody in the

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I1) What is funny ironic (and even funny) about Winstons thoughts when Julia hands him a note?- Winstons mind wanders of into the land of what if? - The girl could be a part of the Brotherhood or that she was from the Thought Police delivering the message that he had been caught- Iron! the notes contents contradict all his previous thoughts" #ulias intentions were the e$act opposite of what Winston had feared" %he toowas against the parts overbearing and oppressive nature"2) What is the efect that Julias note has on Winston?- Winston is stunned and shoc&ed and completel helpless - #ulia' someone he believed to be a &eener in regards to the part had an interest in him and furthermore had now made herself a target to be for Big Brother" - Winstons entire da became di(cult' his wor&' Parsons in the cafeteria' and to top it of a night at the communit center" - The note trul afected Winston in a wa that he had never e$perienced"3) What is signicant about the statue of !liver "romwell?- It is uni)ue how the statue of *liver +romwell can be standing in ,ictor %)uare near the vicinit of Big Brother" - -s we &now that the Part is able to rewrite histor as man times as itwishes to' the remnant of this ./th centur 0nglish militar and political leader is noteworth"#) $%&lain the efect of the 'u%ta&osition at the end of this section- 1ives us a 2olt bac& into the realit of the situation" - In the previous few lines we are enticed b the description of Winston gentl caressing all the details in #ulias hand' and ne$t of whether he ees were blue or brown" - 3inall we are reminded that the are watching 0urasian prisoners being transported' the contrast between the beaut in #ulias potential ee colour and the star& direness of the mournful ees in the prisoner gives us mi$ed feelings on the current situation"II1) (ow has Julias sash changed) in Winstons mind?- Winston believed that the sash was a smbol of #ulias devotion to the part'- In realit' it was all an act4 she wore it so nobod in the part would suspect her" -t the end of the chapter when #ulia tells Winston how man times she has done this' he believes that the sash has been reduced in its power"2) Why does Winston have di*culty at rst with Julia?- #ulia seems to be well e$perienced as she leads in 5nding the area behind the boughs 2ust of the path" - Winston on the other hand has never been to this place and is ine$perienced with what is about to happen"-The de5ance and the reason wh #ulia could want him are still bu66ing around his mind"3) What is ironic about the fact that Julia saw Winstons rebellion from his &hysical e%&ression?- #ulia was able to spot Winstons rebellion from his phsical e$pression- Ironic! Winston believed that he was putting on a proper 2ob of concealing his true feelings from the potential enem' #ulia"o In realit if #ulia was wor&ing with the thought police Winston would be long gone because she was able to tell Winston was rebellious"#) Why is the singing bird so hard for Winston to com&rehend?- 0verthing in Winstons life was for a purpose4 everthing he did was because someone was watching 2udging him' forcing him to do whatever he did in a wa" - 7owever' the bird sang without a mate or rival watching it" It sang for the simple pleasure of singing' even if it all amounted to nothing" +) What does Winston nd most erotically attractive about Julia?- #ulias corruption4 I hate purit' I hate goodness" I dont want an virtue to e$ist anwhere" I want everone to be corrupt to the bones" Winston %mith III1) $%&lain the sentence ,she hated the -arty) and said so in the crudest words) but she made no general criticism of it.8 %he wanted a good time but the part was against anone having agood time8 %he onl cared about Part matters when it involved her and therefore made no general criticism of it8 %he was more into rebelling than starting a revolution2) /ccording to Julia) why does the -arty frown on se% for &leasure8 %e$ created a world of its own which had to be destro8 B9T mainl' se$ual privation encouraged e$citement' which could transform into war8energ and leader worship8 9ltimatel' to transform the madness and e$citement for se$ual activit to devotion to the militar and Big BrotherI,1) What is it that ma0es Winston at last feel tenderness toward Julia?8 It was when she told him she could not come and his desire changed 8 7e began to care for her and adore the smell of her hair' the taste of her mouth8 7e felt great afection for her4 it changed from lust :*,08 7e realises he does not want to share her with an other men and wants to be li&e a normal married couple 2) (ow does Winston misunderstand the song of the &role womanbelow the window?It was an opeless fancy,It passed like an Ipril dye,But a look an a word an the dreams they stirredThey ave stolen my eart awye!8 It shows the realit of the proles; life 8 The proles e$press themselves in song' even if it is horrible8 -n hope for the future must come from the proles" 8 - smbol of the hoped8for future to Winston4 overthrow the Part"8 But' in the end Winston;s eforts were 2ust an ;opeless fanc;3) (ow have Winston and Julia reversed traditional gender roles in this room?8 The traditional gender role involved the men being the breadwinnerand the more aggressive ones in the relationship8 In contrar' #ulia brought the bread' the 2am' cofee and tea etc" 8 In addition' she was the one who initiated the relationship #) What elements of foreshadowing a&&ear in this section?8 The rats and the bugs 8 even though' it seems li&e everthing is going well for them' the rats and bugs portras that it is infested and corrupted 8 7is nightmare of the wall of dar&ness smbolises that something dreadful is coming Chapter V1. The Party inflicts harm upon its own citizens. The Party does this to spur hatred among its own citizens, who blame the enemy for all of the destruction they receie. !ociety is "ept together when they all hae something in common to hate.This is one of the ways in which the Party can control the citizens. The more that the citizens hate the enemy, the more loe they possess for #ig #rother. $lso, it is unli"ely that an enemy would commit its atrocities at a time so close to the %ate&ee".'. The old man seemed seldom or neer to go out of doors, and on the other hand tohae almost no customers. %e led a ghostli"e e(istence ... he seemed glad of the opportunity to tal". &andering about among his worthless stoc" ... he had aguelythe air of being a collector rather than a tradesman. )pg. 1*+, -r. Charrington is a ery suspicious man indeed. &e find out later in the boo" that he is a member of the Thought Police and turns in &inston and .ulia to the /nner Party. !eeing how he neer went outside of his shop and neer had any customers, hints to us that he wasn0t a shop"eeper after all, but 1ust remained in the shop in order to spy on &inston. %is ghostli"e e(istence suggests that &inston couldn0t e(actly read who -r. Charrington was as a person, and separates him from people that are potentially trustworthy. %is eagerness to tal" to&inston seemed li"e a friendly gesture initially, but it was probably 1ust an attempt to pry information from &inston. 2astly, -r. Charrington0s ague air of being a collector rather than a tradesman further hints to the moties behind his actions. #eing a collector can be seen as his tendency to collect information ratherthan e(change it, which goes on the fact that -r. Charrington0s 1ob is actually do sniff out disloyal citizens for the Party.3. There is an o(ymoron in the paragraph that begins with !ometimes he tal"ed to her ... The difference between &inston and .ulia is emphasized in that &inston is more mature and thin"s more than .ulia. This is shown in the lines !uch thingsdid not appear to horrify her. !he did not feel the abyss opening beneath her feet at the thought of lies becoming truths and /t did not ma"e much impression on her. $t first, indeed, she failed to grasp the point of the story.Chapter V/1. &inston beliees that 40#rien is a member of the #rotherhood, a rebel group opposed to #ig #rother. %is assumptions are further cemented when 40#rien ma"es a deliberate reference to !yme, a person who has recently disappeared. $t the start of chapter 5, !yme is gone from wor" and his name is gone from the list of people on the chess club. This is interpreted as !yme is dead. $t the beginning of Chapter V/, Part ', 40#rien seems to confirm !yme0s death by saying that he does not remember his 6!yme0s7 name. This implies that !yme has become an unperson and that he neer officially e(isted.$ny reference to him would be dangerous. &inston thin"s to himself 40#rien0s remar" must obiously hae been intended as a signal, a code word. #y sharing a small act of thoughtcrime he had turned the two of them into accomplices.#ut in reality, 40#rien is not guilty of thoughtcrime. %e is a member of the Party whose 1ob is to scout out members of the Party who disli"e #ig #rother and then rehabilitate them so that their hatred is conerted into loe. The ironic part is that &inston interprets 40#rien0s comment as a cue to 1oin forces together against#ig #rother, whereas the reality is completely the opposite.Chapter V//1. &inston0s mother sacrificed what she had to her loed ones. !he loed &inston and died loing him, despite &inston acting so selfish to her when she was alie. The ability to shelter and ma"e sacrifices for your loed ones has been drien out of people in 4ceania. $n e(ample of this would be the children who are encouraged to turn their parents in if the parents are haing wrong thoughts. $lso, &inston remembers his mother as a noble person who lied according to her own priate standards and remained true to her emotions. /n the world of the Party there is no room for emotions.'. 6The Party7 can ma"e you say anything 8 anything 8 but they can0t ma"e you beliee it. They can0t get inside of you. This 9uote is saying that the Party cannot get inside their minds and cannot ma"e them beliee whateer they are told. This means that although the Party can try and control the things that the people say and can force them to repeat the things they hear, they cannot ma"e the people beliee any of it. #ut as eents show, &inston and .ulia seerely underestimate the power of the Party to control their minds. They discuss their eentual capture and say that they will not betray each other once they are caught by the Thought Police, because the Party cannot ma"e them stop loing each other. The ironic thing here is that both &inston and .ulia end up betraying each other. They thought they had loed each other but by betraying each other they hae demonstrated loe for the Party oer eerything else. :ow they are nothing more than pawns of the goernment.Chapter V///1. The wine which 40#rien seres &inston and .ulia is only aailable to /nner Party members. They use the wine to toast ;mmanuel