What happened while Winston was strolling through the prole section?
Winston Smith decides to take a stroll through one of the prole neighborhoods. A bomb falls nearby, a common occurrence, but Winston is unhurt and continues walking, but not before he kicks a severed prole hand into the gutter. He enters a pub and begins speaking to an old man about the time before the war.
What were Winstons last words in 1984?
“He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark moustache. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast!
What does the woman in chapter 10 symbolize 1984?
The prole woman who Winston once saw as dumb and ignorant now comes back as “beautiful” and is a symbol for the freedom that he and Julia will never have. The prole woman’s singing recalls the bird that the couple saw that first day they met, the symbol of ultimate freedom and action for action’s sake.
How can the exercise instructor see that Winston?
Terms in this set (24) How can the exercise instructor see that Winston is not touching his toes? The instructor can see because the telescreen he is exercising in front of has a camera. Orwell uses the word mutability, “Newspeak, doublethink, the mutability of the past.” What does the word mutability mean?
What does Winston say about the proles?
Winston thinks that hope lies with the proles because they make up the majority of Oceania’s population and are the only group that could summon enough force to overthrow the Party.
What is the party belief about the proles?
What is the Party belief about the proles? The Party sees the proles as natural inferiors who must be kept in subjection. They should not have strong political feelings. They do not need to be indoctrinated in Party ideology.
What is the last line of Animal Farm?
My favorite last line is from Animal Farm by George Orwell. “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”
How does Winston feel about the telescreen?
Winston, the protagonist of the novel, seems bleak and hopeless in response to the telescreen. When he is facing the telescreen his expression is that of quiet optimism, as letting one’s thoughts wander in public places can be dangerous.
What finally convinces Winston that O’Brien is a member of the brotherhood?
What finally convinces Winston that O’Brien is a member of the Brotherhood? O’Brien talks to him and makes a reference to Syme, which is sharing a small thoughtcrime. O’Brien also gives his address to Winston.
Why are parents in Oceania often afraid of their own children?
Why are parents in Oceania often afraid of their children? ~because they are children and growing up like this they are ruining their humanity. ~The parents understand that the children are trained to be spies on their parents. What does O’Brien say to Winston in his dream?
How old was Winston when his mother disappeared?
Winston was ten or 12 years old when he last saw his mother. His father disappeared years earlier. Afterward, his mother gradually grew stiller and quieter but kept going through the motions of caring for him and his little sister.