Blake Fletcher
1984
Chapters 5-7
1. 1.The government seems to always have a shortage of something so right now there is a shortage of Razor Blades.
2. 2. The discussion between Winston and Syme is significant because it shows the two sides it shows Winston who clearly has a problem with the Party and it also shows Syme who is very devoted to the Party. It also shows that the Party is really trying to kill the language that could possibly be associated with rebellion.
3. 3.Winston believes that Syme is to smart and to care free about what he talks about. He says things that the Party might not like.
4. 4.He brags about his children for turning a man they didn’t even know into the police for being a spy because they had never seen the kind of shoes he was wearing before.
5. 5. The telescreen announcement shows how the Party can say that they raised the ration of chocolate and they actually lowered it but nobody knows the difference besides Winston.
6. 6.Winston feels like he is the only person who actually has a memory. He knows that he will probably be vaporized along with syme because syme is to smart and because he questions the Party.
7. 7.He predicts the Duck man will not be vaporized because he is a strong supporter of the Party. He also predicts his sweaty neighbor Parsons will not be vaporized because he too is a very strong supporter of the Party. He predicts he and his friend Syme will be vaporized.
8. 8.The only purpose of marriage was to have children and to raise them for the Party.
9. 9.Winston sees sex as a good thing that is why he stayed with his wife for as long as he did.
1010. Winston believes that the Proles hold the power to rebel if they wanted to. They need to come together because the have the mass numbers necessary.
11. 11.The proles are not really controlled they are free I suppose but if they need to get rid of someone the thought police just cause drama until someone kills the person.
12. 12.The Party Teaches that The Capitalists held all the power and made people starve. Also that they had tons of slaves and that London was a dark dirty place that was full of crime and starvation.
13.13. He doubts all of it because there is no way to prove or disprove it.
14. 14They where pardoned after being taken away. When usually people dissapear after being found guilty. Another song played in the café and the men began to cry.
15. 15.This story meant a lot to Winston because it finally gave him proof that the Party lies. He had evidence.
16.16. Winston’s un-answered question is what if he is wrong. What if all of this is in his head.
Chapter 8
1. 1.Winston goes off on his own because he doesn’t want to go to a event at the community center because he says it makes him sick. He is missing dull games and other things.
2. 2.The life of a pole is free but dangerous there are bombs being dropped in London many of them drink a lot and they argue over stupid things like the lottery.
3. 3. He is starting to lose faith in learning about the past because the man couldn’t answer that simple question.
4. 4.He discovers a special piece of glass and a nice room upstairs he buys the piece of glass because it is old and unlike any glass he had ever seen.
5. 5.Mr. Charrington seems really nice and kind of depressed. His wife died and he is all alone trying to sell things that no one wants to buy.
6. 6.He thinks that she is following him. He thinks about killing her but decides against it.
7. 7.Winstons body betrays him because he has the sist on his ankle which makes it hard for him to walk.
8. 8.He thinks about church bells because he has never heard one before.
