BOOK III Questions1. How would you feel if you were in Winston's shoes at the start of Book III? Are there any parallels that you can draw in your own life to try to understand his situation? Write a 300-word response in which you consider these questions.-In the start of book III Winston is located in a cell, which is also known as Jail. He was caught for all the things he done in the past, like writing in his diary and having secrete meetings with Julia. Him being put in Jail for stuff he did in the past is kind of a horrible thing, yes he did commit the crime. Still, though. It’s something that happened in the past. If I were in Winston’s shoes and I had done all of the stuff I have done then WOW! I would be put in that cell for life. I would not be able to handle the situation as Winston did. I could not live without eating for so many days, and weeks. There has been time in my life that I have felt like Winston when he was in the cell. Being grounded for in my world is just about as bad as being put in a cell with four telescreens. It’s like I can’t even breathe. Mom takes everything away from me, just as the party takes everything away from Winston. Winston is locked in a cell; I’m locked up in my house. I can refer to so many things in my life that could help me understand Winston’s situation.2. What devices did the state have for enforcing total control?The state had many devices for enforcing control. For one thing their citizens in Oceania had no privacy so the Party saw everything that anyone did, which was caused by Telescreens. Another device they used was punishment by torture. They tortured you on the thing with the knob that shocking and also another punishment was when you were sent to room 101. Whatever the victims worst fear was, appeared in that room.
3. What is Big Brother?It’s the government of Oceania. Big brother is controlling their town along with the party people.
4. What thoughts did the woman hanging clothes in the yard cause Winston to have?Winston saw great, beauty in the woman hanging clothes in the street. Though she was not necessarily attractive in outside appearance, Winston saw through her outsides and saw the true, pure, and happy soul she really was. He admired the fact that she freely lived her life happily and even sung loudly with pride, something Winston had not the privilege to do.5. How had Winston and Julia been spied on?By the Telescreen, that hung behind the picture.
6. Describe Winston's cell.-The cell was high-ceilinged and windowless, with walls of glittering white porcelain. Concealed lamps flooded it with a cold light, there was a low humming sound that seemed to be the air supply. A bench sat against the wall that was barely big enough to sit on. Opposite of the door was a lavatory pan with no wooden seats. On each 4 walls was a telescreen.7. What crime did Winston's first cellmate commit? His second?Ampleforth was saying/making a poem, and the word “rod” was the last word he had said, he needed to come up with another word to rhyme with rod, and the only word he could think of was “god” and he said it. God was the last word to come out of his mouth when he had finished the poem.8. What appears to be the ultimate torture?-Room 101. After a prisoner is caught doing something wrong, a guard comes to their cell and demands them to go to Room 101. Which no one seems to want to go to.9. What methods of forcing confessions are used in the Ministry of Love?One method used is by beatings. The prisoners are beaten mercilessly. Also, they are strapped down and shocked greatly until confessions are made.
10. What is O'Brien's job? How does this change our opinions of him?O’Brien's job was to gather criminals who have worked or committed crimes against the party. This changes my opinion of him because I thought Winston could actually trust him11. Give one of Winston's "hallucinations" about the past?One hallucunation is when Winston is in his jail cell after intense torture. He dreams of his time spent with Julia and realizes he actually loves her
12. Why does the party cling to power?-The love controlling other people. They want power, to make rules and have everyone live what they consider a perfect life.13. What is the picture of the future according to O'Brien?O'Brien's image of the future is, the Party having total power over the world, human life will be destroyed and the people will be like dead zombie slaves.
14. What demonstrates the ultimate breakdown of Winston's rebellion?When he betrayed her when threatened with his worst fear in room 101, which was rats.
15. How did Winston train himself to crimestop?While in the solitary of his cell, he forced himself to believe the statements made by O'Brien. He made himself believe the laws of the party to escape the torture that lay ahead of him
16. What sent Winston to Room 101? What is his ultimate terror?He was sent there because he was not completely broken, he had one thing left to do, and it was to betray Julia. His worst fear was being attacked by rats.
17. Why did Winston and Julia not carry on their relationship after meeting again?Because the love they thought they had no longer exsisted, they had both betrayed each other and didn't feel the love any longer.
18. People are often shocked at the sexual content in 1984. Why does sex play such a large role in the novel? What could Orwell be suggesting by having Big Brother try to manipulate and control that part of people's lives?-Sex plays a big role in this book, because in real life it’s an instinct to do it, its nature to us. And in 1984 sex is a major no-no. Your not allowed doing it, it’s against the government’s laws.19. What is the last sentence of 1984? What does it mean?-The last sentence of the novel is; "He loved Big Brother." This is because it is known that the party recruits the bad people into good citizens for Oceania before they assassinate them. They must love and accept big brother. By the last line it tells me, that he chose the fact that he had to love big brother to live.20. What are your final thoughts after having read the book? Write a 300-word minimum response in which you can discuss thoughts, feelings and details about the novel that you found difficult, interesting, and profound, etc. The Book in the begining, was absolutly horrible and i hated it. I thought it was boring and hard to read. It litterally took me 10 times to get the first chapter, just because it didn't gain my attention. The 3rd book recieved my attention. I actually enjoyed reading it, it was very exciting and made you want to read to see what happened to Winston.I didn’t at all enjoy the first two books, the 2nd one was actually a little bit better, just because all of the Drama that happened between him and julia. It also seemed that Winston just committed pitty crimes against a harsh government. I only enjoyed it after Winston was caught for his crimes.I think the author did a good job on this book. It is a very good and surprising turn when Winston and Julia get caught for the things they did. I also think he did a good job of building up anticipation to what lead into the 3rd book.I found it amazing how much the government controlled the people in the story. It controlled every move people made, every word they spoke, and every thought they had. It seemed to be the only important thing and made everything else seem insignificant. There was no pleasure for people to enjoy, just for the good of big brother. Power was a big meaning to the government in 1984.It had a very big outbreak to "sex" which i came to realize why it was such a big subject in this book. it's a human nature thing for us, and the government was trying to stop it from happening.I didn't really enjoy the book, just the thought of the book. The 3rd book, actually helped me alot, if nothing exciting happened in book 3 then i would of gave it a poor comment..
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