Thursday 14 April 2011

1984 Book II chapter 3-4

Book Two, Chapter 3

How and where do Julia and Winston meet?
What is Julia’s job?
What is her background?
What is her attitude toward the Party?
Describe the quote “ With Julia, everything came back to her own sexuality. As soon as this was touched upon in any way she was capable of great acuteness”. What does Winston think about Julia?
Why does the Party think the sexual impulse as well as the familial love dangerous?

Book Two, Chapter 4

How does Winston react to the singing Prole woman?
What pleasures of the senses are mentioned in this chapter? What is Orwell’s point in mentioning them?
What is Winston’s reaction to rats? Julia’s reaction?
Winston is interested in the church bells that once played in the city even though he is not religious. What do church bells mean to him?
Winston sees the coral paperweight as a symbol of what?

Chapter 5

Who has vanished? How does Winston confirm this?
Describe the preparations for Hate Week. In what ways does the Inner Party excel in building spirit?
Julia and Winston have some differences. Explain them.
Connect chapters 2-3 in Book Two to two different themes.

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