1. 1984
Part 1 (1 - 63)
1984
Part 1

2. What is your first impression of Winston and Oceania?

3. Who is Big Brother? What is the significance of his name?

4. The government is divided into four ministries: Ministry of Truth, Ministry of Peace, Ministry of Love, and Ministry of Plenty. How are they all contradictions?

5. What are the three party slogans? What do they mean?

6. How is Winston’s journal a thoughtcrime
How is Winston’s journal a thoughtcrime? Why would the government be against its citizens keeping a journal?

7. What is the Two Minutes Hate. At whom do they scream
What is the Two Minutes Hate? At whom do they scream? Why do they hate him? Why would the government promote this exercise?

8. Describe Winston’s next door neighbors.

9. Complete this quote: “Whoever controls the past. ” What does this mean
Complete this quote: “Whoever controls the past . . .” What does this mean? How is it true in this society?

10. Where does Winston work? What is his job? Why is his job important?

11. What is Syme’s job. Why is it important
What is Syme’s job? Why is it important? How do people use “newspeak” today?

12. Who is more likely to live to age 40: Parsons, Syme, or Smith? Why?

14. Who are the proles? How much of Oceania’s population is comprised of proles? Why is it important to have a class of proles?

15. What do the piece of coral and the picture of St
What do the piece of coral and the picture of St. Clement’s Church symbolize?

16. In a dream, O’Brien says to Winston, “ We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.” What do you think this foreshadows?