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1984 Study Questions: Part IChapters 1-3:1. This society shows everything as thoroughly manipulated as possible. In the first sentence, what strikes you as wrong? In looking at his room and the housing, what is unusual? How does the government try to control everybody?2. What are the three party slogans? What do they mean?3. What does Winston keep behind the brick? What thought did Winston finally write down? How is this “thoughtcrime”?4. What is Two Minutes Hate? Who do they scream at? Why do they hate him? What principles does he espouse? Why might everyone get very angry during two minutes hate? As a government, why would you want this exercise? What other examples of Two Minutes hate exist in history or present day?5. Describe Winston’s next door neighbors. Why does she need Winston’s help? Why do the kids scare him and the woman? How does he act when he is confronted by the kids? Why are “Spies” an effective idea?6. Complete this quote: “whoever controls the past,_______.” What does this mean? How is it true in this society? What is the converse of this? What is an example of this from history?Chapters 4-6:1. Where does Winston work? What is his job? Why does its name strike us as odd? How does he feel about destroying all these facts? Why? Why is his job important?2. What is Syme working on? Why is it important? Would it be effective? How have people used “newspeak” today?3. Describe Parsons. Who is more likely to live to age 40: Parsons, Syme, or Smith? Why? Why are his kids so cool in 1984? How do most Minitrue people look? Why?4. Who had Winston been married to? What was wrong with her? How would the state feel about marriage and family? Why would the arrange marriages? Why would they not frown on prostitutes so much? If they frown on sex, why do they have a pornography division in Minitrue?Chapters 7-8:1. Who are the Proles? How much of Oceania’s population is prole? Complete this quote: “Proles and animals _____________.” The party teaches two contradictory things about the proles: what are they? Why is it important for the Party to have a class of proles? What functions do they serve? Would you want to be a prole or a member of the outer party?2. What does jus primae noctis mean? Is the schoolbook history accurate? Why is it important that the schoolbook history be changed? Where would you go for the truth, if the books aren’t right?3. Who did Winston see in the Chestnut Tree Café? Why were they there? What was wrong with them? Why would the party want them where people can see them? Does present society do something similar? Explain.4. Complete this quote: “Freedom is the freedom to say ___________________.” Why is that Freedom? How would Big Brother have you say this? How much research and science goes on in Airstrip One? What bit of truth did Winston uncover? How are his actions thoughtcrime? 5. Where did Winston go that night, instead of to the rally? Who does he offer a drink to? Why? Good or bad idea?6. Where does Winston wind up going after the bar? What does he buy? How is that object symbolic? How is the color of the object important? What interests him in the room upstairs? 1984 Study Questions: Part IChapters 1-3:1. This society shows everything as thoroughly manipulated as possible. In the first sentence, what strikes you as wrong? In looking at his room and the housing, what is unusual? How does the government try to control everybody?2. What are the three party slogans? What do they mean?3. What does Winston keep behind the brick? What thought did Winston finally write down? How is this “thoughtcrime”?4. What is Two Minutes Hate? Who do they scream at? Why do they hate him? What principles does he espouse? Why might everyone get very angry during two minutes hate? As a government, why would you want this exercise? What other examples of Two Minutes hate exist in history or present day?5. Describe Winston’s next door neighbors. Why does she need Winston’s help? Why do the kids scare him and the woman? How does he act when he is confronted by the kids? Why are “Spies” an effective idea?6. Complete this quote: “whoever controls the past,_______.” What does this mean? How is it true in this society? What is the converse of this? What is an example of this from history?Chapters 4-6:1. Where does Winston work? What is his job? Why does its name strike us as odd? How does he feel about destroying all these facts? Why? Why is his job important?2. What is Syme working on? Why is it important? Would it be effective? How have people used “newspeak” today?3. Describe Parsons. Who is more likely to live to age 40: Parsons, Syme, or Smith? Why? Why are his kids so cool in 1984? How do most Minitrue people look? Why?4. Who had Winston been married to? What was wrong with her? How would the state feel about marriage and family? Why would the arrange marriages? Why would they not frown on prostitutes so much? If they frown on sex, why do they have a pornography division in Minitrue?Chapters 7-8:1. Who are the Proles? How much of Oceania’s population is prole? Complete this quote: “Proles and animals _____________.” The party teaches two contradictory things about the proles: what are they? Why is it important for the Party to have a class of proles? What functions do they serve? Would you want to be a prole or a member of the outer party?2. What does jus primae noctis mean? Is the schoolbook history accurate? Why is it important that the schoolbook history be changed? Where would you go for the truth, if the books aren’t right?3. Who did Winston see in the Chestnut Tree Café? Why were they there? What was wrong with them? Why would the party want them where people can see them? Does present society do something similar? Explain.4. Complete this quote: “Freedom is the freedom to say ___________________.” Why is that Freedom? How would Big Brother have you say this? How much research and science goes on in Airstrip One? What bit of truth did Winston uncover? How are his actions thoughtcrime? 5. Where did Winston go that night, instead of to the rally? Who does he offer a drink to? Why? Good or bad idea?6. Where does Winston wind up going after the bar? What does he buy? How is that object symbolic? How is the color of the object important? What interests him in the room upstairs? ................
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