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Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dystopian novel, written by George Orwell. It was first published in 1949. It is about a collective society, tightly controlled by "Big Brother." The main character, Winston, begins to rebel.
475 Questions
How do Winston and Julia manage to meet in 1984?
Winston notices that the girl at his work (Julia) who he has seen from time to time has a bandage around her arm. She stumbles in the hallway and he helps her up. She slips him a note saying she loves him.
What type of torture do they use on Winston 1984?
Winston specifically is tortured in a number of ways. These include (but are not limited to): starvation, deprivation, electric shocks, betraying his secret love, being threatened to be eaten by rats, and accepting the government.
Why does the inner party alter the past?
The Inner Party alters the past in order to make everybody believe what they say. If they did not alter the past, then some of the things that they have said or predicted would not be true. In order to make everything they say "true" they have the workers in the Ministry of Truth alter the past and alter the things said and make them correspond with that has actually happened.
In the book 1984 why does Winston feel that syme will be vaporized?
Simply, he is too intelligent for the party to handle. Though he happily cooperates with the party, he understands the true nature of his work and that what he is doing is destroying thought and the capability to express thought. He does not exhibit double-think.. he realizes he isn't doing what he does for the good of humanity. Though he has no moral qualms about it at the moment, this makes him dangerous for a number of reasons. Plus, he has a tendency to run his mouth which the Party does NOT like.
What are Winston and Julia watching when they hold hands for the first time?
The two are watching a woman , from their Charrington's antiques-shop room , hang out clothes to dry if I remember correctly .
What is the value of misprinted 1976 penny?
Please be more specific, describe the error in a new question.
What three groups of people have always existed in the book 1984?
Inner Party, Outer Party and the Proles
What is the main character in 1984?
The main protagonist in George Orwell's book "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is Winston Smith .
What was proof that Winston had that the party forges his history?
Not necessarily his own history, but he once had in his possession a photograph of three men named Jones, Aaronson and Rutherford. These men were originally three of the Party's leaders, but they were eventually vaporized. Winston had proof that they existed, but at the time, he wouldn't even consider doing anything about it, and so he had the photograph incinerated.
What happens in the underground rooms below the ministry of love?
Syme was and enthusiatic supporter of the party's decisions about stuff in the underground rooms below the ministry of love
Page 13 in the middle
Syme is one of the people who translates everything into newspeak and puts it in a dictionary. (I know this 'cause I played Syme in a play, even though I'm a 6th grade girl).
How does Big Brother address the idea of compassion and love?
by asking a teacher and actually exploreing and configureing how to save the planet and by allmeans why dont every one of us jujst look this up hu cuz its not that hard after you jusst ask a teacher and finish looking it up and if you dont find it answer it in your own words nomatter if its true or not just do it.
What is Winston's job in 1984?
Winston works in the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth, and his job involves changing the past. If something was predicted that then did not come true, it is his job to change anything that says otherwise and make it correct. He also sometimes has to create stories in order to make something seem accurate.
Who are Winston's Smith parents?
No mention is made of his father- it's assumed that he never knew him. He remembers his mother from childhood, when the Revolution was taking place and they were living in a squalid tenement building surrounded by the fighting of the Civil War- they are all starving hungry, especially his ailing and emaciated baby sister who cries constantly. He recalls stealing her chocolate ration and running away across wasteland with his mother calling after him to give the chocolate back- when he returns home, his mother has disappeared and his baby sister's corpse is in her pram being devoured by rats, which accounts for his terror of them. It's not known what became of his mother, but it's assumed that she is either arrested and shot for some reason, or is killed by accident in crossfire.
In the book 1984 what ways do proles entertain themselves?
The proles watch a form of pornoggraphy. They enjoy themselfs and don"t ask questions. This is how the governemnt wants it
What to the proles is a serious piece of news?
Trivial things such as sports and the lottery. The lottery is one of the most important things in their lives.
Nineteen Eighty-Four what is the irony of the boot production figures?
All of the numbers announced by the telescreens are lies
Why do Winston and Julia visit obrien at his apartment and how does he test them?
To join the brotherhood, and he tests them by asking them questions, but they stop at the question when they will have to seperate from each other.
