1984 Book 2 Chapters 7-10

1984 Book 2 Chapters 7-10

Multiple Choice

At the beginning of Book 2 Chapter 7, Winston has another dream about...

• the Golden Country.

• his mother.

• O'Brien.

• Emmanuel Goldstein

Winston's Dreams

• Winston once again has a dream about his family

• However, this time, he remembers specifics about this dream.

• He recalls that, amongst the war, rocketbombs, his poor living conditions, all he cared about was how hungry he was.

Turn to page 162

Take a few minutes to read about halfway down the page, the section that begins by discussing the chocolate rations. On the next page, he mentions the potential whereabouts of his mother. On the next slide, be prepared to explain what you think might have happened to her.

Open Ended

What do you believe happened to Winston's mother?

Poll

Now that we know what we know (from chapter 10), who do you blame for the arrest of Winston and Julia?

• Winston

• Julia

• O'Brien

• Charrington

• Someone Else

Winston and Julia

• As they prepare to meet with O'brien, the Inner Party member, they start to realize a few things.

• First, that they could be tortured and vaporized.

• Second, they could die tomorrow.

• Lastly, they don't really care as long as they stay true to each other.

Multiple Choice

Chapter 8! As Winston and Julia enter O'brien's home, what is unique about his telescreen?

• There isn't one

• He can turn it off as he pleases

• It cannot see them where they are standing

• It has a long crack running down the face of the screen

Multiple Choice

On page 170, Winston reveals why him and Julia have met with O'Brien:

• to kill him.

• to join and work for the secret organization working against the party.

• to confess to living in the room above Charrington's shop.

• to apply for positions in the Inner Party of Big Brother's regime.

Multiple Choice

O'Brien shares a drink of wine with Winston and Julia and proposes a toast. Who does he toast in honor of?

• Charrington

• Big Brother

• Emmanuel Goldstein

• Winston

On page 172

O'Brien states that they are only allowed to turn off the telescreen for about half an hour at a time and begins asking Winston and Julia a series of questions.

Questions (to which Winston and Julia say 'yes' to)

• You are prepared to give your lives?

• You are prepared to commit murder?

• To commit acts of sabotage which may cause the death of hundreds of innocent people?

• To betray your country to foreign powers?

More questions that O'Brien asked were:

• You are prepared to cheat, to forge, to blackmail, to corrupt the minds of children, to distribute habit-forming drugs, to encourage prostitution, to disseminate venereal diseases, to do anything which is likely to cause demoralization and weaken the power of the party?

• Are you prepared to throw sulphuric acid in the face of a child?

• You are prepared to lose your identity and live out the rest of your life as a waiter or dock worker?

• Are you prepared to commit suicide if and when we order you to do so?

Multiple Choice

What is the one question that Winston and Julia both did not agree to?

• You are prepared to commit murder?

• You are prepared to betray your country to foreign powers?

• You are prepared, the two of you, to separate and never see one another again?

• You are prepared to lose your identity?

Open Ended

What does the term "ERSATZ" mean? Provide one example either from the book or from real life.

Winston and O'Brien's conversation:

• Winston tells O'Brien about the room above Charrington's shop

• They agree that they will meet in "the place where there is no darkness".

• The rhyme about the church on the picture in the room above Charrington's shop has the beginning to some sort of rhyme that Winston could never remember... O'Brien remembers the rest of the rhyme.

Turn to page 177

• Read the bottom 2 paragraphs where O'Brien arranges for Winston to get "the book"

• O'Brien sets up an elaborate plan for Winston

• You'll want to know this for your quiz on Monday

Chapter 9 begins with:

• Winston recalling a memory in which the country that Oceania is at war with was once their ally.

• Winston seems to not care about the lies anymore

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Goldstein's Book

• It basically outlines all aspects of the party and the various ways in which it has lied and controlled its inhabitants

• It also explains the territorial lines that make up the various countries in the world

• Winston is shortly joined by Julia and he reads the book to her as well

• Towards the end of the chapter Winston realizes that he already knows basically all of this information already

Book 2 Chapter 10 begins on page 218

It opens with Winston, once again, hearing the singing from the street below. (Him and Julia are in the room above the shop). They spend a few moments discussing the woman outside the window and shift their discussion to what will happen to them.

Multiple Choice

What is painted on the picture that is hanging on the wall in the room above Charrington's shop?

• St. Clement's Church

• St. John's Church

• Mr. Charrington's Shop

• A public hanging

"You are the dead"

• A voice from behind the picture says this and Winston and Julia immediately know what's going on.

• The soldiers/troops barge in through the door and through the window to find them and they beat both of them and drag Julia away.

Multiple Choice

At the end of the chapter, one character's physical appearance and voice have changed dramatically. Winston now know that this person is a member of the Thought Police.

• Mr. Charrington

• O'Brien

• Julia

• Syme