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O'Brien allows Winston to ask him whatever he wants, and O'Brien seems to answer honestly. In Chapter 3, Winston enters the second stage of his "reintegration," understanding. Here, in his conversations with O'Brien, Winston learns about the Party's ideology and debates with O'Brien about the spirit of Man. Winston is able to look at himself in ...
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- Part 1: Chapter 3
The dream scenery changes to a place that Winston calls the...
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Summary. The appendix to 1984 is Orwell's explanation of...
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- The Role of The Author
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O’Brien replies that obeying Big Brother is not sufficient—Winston must learn to love him. O’Brien then instructs the guards to take Winston to Room 101. Summary: Chapter V. In Room 101, O’Brien straps Winston to a chair, then clamps Winston’s head so that he cannot move.
O'Brien gives Winston permission to ask him some questions. Winston asks what has happened to Julia. O'Brien says she betrayed Winston and was quickly converted through torture. Next Winston asks if Big Brother exists in the same way that he, Winston, does. O'Brien responds that Winston does not exist. Winston asks if the Brotherhood exists and ...
what is O'brien attempting to teach Winston? double think. how does O'brien explain the party avoids mistakes of the past? make sure not to fall like the other; eliminate enemies. what effect does the schock treatment have on Winston? he is becoming mind-controlled. what questions does Winston ask O'brien and what are the answers?
- Summary: Chapter VII
- Summary: Chapter VIII
- Analysis: Chapters VII–VIII
One morning, Winston wakes up crying in the room above Mr. Charrington’s antiques shop. Juliais with him and asks him what is wrong. He tells her that he has been dreaming of his mother and that until that moment, he has subconsciously believed that he murdered her. He is suddenly gripped with a sequence of memories that he had repressed. He rememb...
The two take a serious risk by traveling to O’Brien’s together. Inside his sumptuous apartment, O’Brien shocks Winston by turning off the telescreen. Believing that he is free of the Party’s observation, Winston boldly declares that he and Julia are enemies of the Party and wish to join the Brotherhood. O’Brien tells them that the Brotherhood is re...
Winston’s sudden surge of childhood memories reveals the depths to which the Party’s psychological manipulation has infiltrated: only in his subconscious is Winston still able to cling to the truth. Julia proves to be one of the few outlets (the reader never meets any of Winston’s family) for the emotionally cathartic power of this memory and is th...
Winston insists that the spirit of Man will defeat the Party. O'Brien tells Winston that he is the last man and orders him to remove his clothes and look in the mirror. Winston does, and is horrified at his changed appearance—he is emaciated, partially bald, gray with dirt, scarred, and has lost nearly all of his teeth. O'Brien mocks him.
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Download 1984 Discussion Questions by Chapter for the PDF handouts, editable format, and model answer key. Print pages as shown or customize to suit your goals. Includes 1984 discussion questions and answers for Parts 1-3. The complete unit includes a discussion set for each reading (5 discussion sets rather than questions for each chapter).
