1984 Chapter 1-4 Answer Key

This chapter starts off by him walking to work when Julia falls in front of him, while she hurted her arm. Winston noticed that her arm is in a sling so he helps her up even though he thinks that she is part of the Thought Police. And Winston thinks that she is against him because of that. But she falls on purpose and slips a folded piece of paper in his hand, and she continued walking acting like nothing happened. Winston waited to open the note, when he opened it the note said “I love you”. For the rest of the day Winston could not focus he was bust trying to find a way to meet her. In the next few days he sees her in canteen but he couldn’t really speak to her because there was no privacy there. They finally get a chance to talk they plan to meet up at Victory Square, and Julia wants to meet privately. While they stand together they hold each

Nineteen-Eighty Four opens on a cold April day in the dreary city of London, Oceania. Our protagonist, Winston Smith, is a cynical aging man who’s perpetually sick and unhappy. Winston works at the Ministry of Truth, where he writes, destroys, and rewrites history at the Party’s word. In Oceania, one of the three totalitarian superpowers in the world, Big Brother is the beloved leader depicted all around on propaganda posters that remind citizens that Big Brother is watching you. The Party’s word is the final unquestionable truth and dissent is strictly not tolerated. In Oceania, War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, and Ignorance is Strength.

Julia simply does not care about what the Party is saying to the public. She doesn’t know whether or not it’s true or false, and can’t even remember what is said half the time. For example, Winston asks to recall 4 years ago, when Oceania was fighting with Eastasia, not Eurasia, despite Party insistence that it had always been the other way around. At first, Julia tells Winston that she never paid much attention to Party propaganda, because she didn’t care who was fighting the war. It is only after several minutes of arguing with Winston that Julia can actually remember the difference. Since Julia is so far removed from a cause to rebel, she has no desire to.

The first appearance of Julia or the dark haired girl, Winston was weary of her. He thought she might be a member of the thought police. The moment Winston saw her, he hated her. She was young, pretty; her Junior Anti-Sex League sash was a scarlet color and accented her hips. Making her seem more attractive. Wonston hated young, pretty girls because they were the face of the party, a role model for Big Brother. The best party members were pictured as young, attractive people. Since Winston hated Big Brother, he hated her too. During the two minute hate, there is a moment when w=WInston transfers his anger to Julia. “He hated her because she was young and pretty and sexless, because he wanted to go to bed with her and would never do so, because round her sweet supple waist, which seemed to ask you to encircle it with your arm, there was only the odious scarlet sash, aggressive symbol of chastity.” (Orwell, 15) In this moment Winston realized he hated her because he liked her, he wanted her. But because she was in the Junior Anti-Sex League, he wouldn't ever be able to have her. HE blames the party for this and it only amplifies his hatred and frustration towards the party.

After meeting Julia, he decides to openly become a rebel, and without hesitation he falls in love with Julia. This is an act of rebellion by Winston and Julia, because the government forbids love and sexual relations in any relationship. The two rebels have a relationship that they feel is secret, but in reality the government knows all. Julia and Winston would have never acted upon their actions if they were not influenced by writing ideas down, but the couple acted upon their thoughts which soon got them into deeper trouble than they could ever imagine. The torture and experiences that Winston and Julia went through after they were captured by the government shows just how powerful authority is. The end result of Winston betraying Julia is a product of how the government controlled and manipulated Winston’s mind to do unthinkable and hurtful actions. Conforming to a

The vocabulary continually gets smaller. When the Eleventh Edition of the Newspeak Dictionary is finished, every needed concept will be expressed by exactly one word. All meanings will be rigidly defined. It will become impossible to commit Thoughtcrime.

Betrayal is a running theme in the book, Winston not only betrays Julia he also betrays himself. While being tortured in Room 101 Winston tells O’Brien to “Do it to Julia” entailing that he was betraying there love. He wanted whatever torture was going to be inflicted on him to be given to Julia instead. At the beginning of the book Winston tells Julia that there is no way he will ever give into Big Brother and the party’s rules. He betrays what he says/himself on at the end of the book obeying by the rules and professing love for Big

Despite Winston’s devotion to Julia, the party still managed to get inside his head and made Winston betray Julia, even after he said he never would. This is not the only betrayal to happen in the book but it is the biggest one. One would never of guessed that two lovers would turn their backs on each other after have been through so much

Winston and Julia differ on their morality and ethical views. Although Winston and Julia both despise Big Brother, they execrate Big Brother for completely different reasons. Winston hates what Big Brother stands for: totalitarianism, while Julia only despises Big Brother when the Party’s doctrine touches upon her own life. Although Winston believes that everyone is subject to fatalism, he continues to rebel against the

One day, the dark-haired girl bumps into Winston and ends up handing him a note reading “I love you,” which marks the start of their secret love affair mostly based on that of sexual intercourse. Julia plans most

As Winston is captured by the government, he is told that there are three stages of his “reintegration”; learning, understanding, and acceptance. Winston refuses to betray his lover Julia until the last stage as he yells to his tormentors, “Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia! Not me! I don’t care what you do to her. Tear her face off, strip her to the bones. Not me! Julia. Not me!” (300). , Orwell) Spewing such harsh and petrifying phrases about his past lover, showcases that Winston under the torment and oppression of the Party has capitulated and accepted Big Brother while breaking the final bonds of his romantic relationship with Julia. Instilling oppression on romantic love ensures that the citizens of Oceania love Big Brother and the government with their full capacity; confirming that the individual will never favour their loved one over the government. Once a courageous individual rebelling against the government, using his relationship with Julia as a weapon, now merrily a shadow of his former past, broken down by the oppression instilled by the government. By betraying his lover, Julia, Winston demonstratesions that the government has won. Contradictory to his initial feeling towards Big Brother, Winston’s love is now dedicated towards the government. In the aftermath of his “reintegration”, “[Winston] loved Big Brother,” (311) , Orwell) leaving no additional room in his damaged heart for Julia. However, Winston is not the only character who suffers with the decision of betraying their loved

In the novel 1984 by George Orwell a man named Winston lives within a dis-utopian society. People within this society keep their emotions non-noticeable because if they go against what the inner circle is teaching than that person would work manually labor for the rest of their life. In the story a party known as the inner circle uses a few slogans and sayings to control everything. The inner circle uses all that they say to brainwash people into believing what they are saying is true. The inner party 's slogans are “War is peace, Freedom is Slavery, and Ignorance is strength” By using these phrases one can see that the inner circle can manipulate everyone into believing in what the inner circle tells

An indication stated by Winston “You’re only a rebel from the waist down” (Orwell 163). This observation shows that instead of thinking her body was pure and should stay virgin till marriage. She thought her body was more of a tool used to rebel against big brother ridiculous restrictions. A second indication is “He worries there might be microphones hidden in bushes, but feels reassured by the dark haired girl’s evident experience. She tells him that her name is Julia, tears off her Junior Anti sex League sash. Winston becomes aroused when they move into woods and make love (Spark Notes). That claim proves that Julia is not looking for anything serious as she is greatly quick to undress herself and bed herself with Winston. This claim also proves that she had been in that type of predicament with other guys witch shows that Julia is the relationship type. The third indication is “Julia replies in a typically shallow fashion she is only interested in herself and Winston in the present” (Enotes 2). This shows the Julia is not looking for anything long term in Winston, but like the pleasuring feeling that he gives her currently. This confirms that the relationship Winston wanted is not what Julia was looking for and reminds the readers that she is only looking out for

human face the Party took on). They were taught to turn anyone in who showed

George Orwell is the author of 1984, a utopian/dystopian style novel that was a warning to the future if society keeps up with the totalitarian governed governments. Orwell writes about a man, Winston Smith, and the struggles he faces when his own values oppose the ones of society ran by Big Brother and the Party. One of Winston’s biggest struggles is the neglect he feels the Party brings when it comes to basic human needs. Initially in the novel, Winston is described as this man that is like every other, living in 24/7 surveillance and doing what was asked. However as we get to know Winston better, his beliefs are not always with the Party, but against, and wants to find likewise people and defy against the Party. So, he meets with woman