Summary: (Lexy)
Winston goes to his job in the records section of the Ministry of Truth, where he destroys work with "speakwrite." Citizens of airstrip one are forced to live with less food than normal, however, people believe its okay. Winston invents a made up person named Ogilvy. Winston has lunch with a man named Syme, he tells him that newspeak aims to limit the range of thought. Because of Symes intelligence, Winston believes he will be vaporized one day. The husband of the women in chapter two, comes into the canteen and apologizes for his childrens behaviour. The Ministry of Plenty announces an increase in production over the loudspeakers. Winston feels like he is being watched, looks up and sees the dark haired girl starring at him. He worries she is a party agent. He records in his diary his last sexual encounter. Winston's former wife Catherine hated sex, and since she never got pregnant they separated.
Discussion Director: (Rebekah)
1. Why do you think that Julia, the dark haired girl seems to always be around Winston? Do you think she is a spy?
Winston thinks that she could be a member of the Thought Police or that she could be a spy. It also could just be a coincidence, and that she actually is no threat to Winston at all.
2. You would think that a language should grow in order to communicate better, but do you think that it is ironic that Syme believes that language evolves by destroying words?
Yes, its ironic. Syme says: "It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words."
3. Syme believes that by the year 2050 not a single human being will be alive who could understand such a conversation as we are having now. What are your thoughts?
In the future yes, people will probably not be able to understand their conversation because every concept needed will be expressed by one word. All knowledge of Oldspeak could possibly disappear.
4. "It was necessary to rewrite a paragraph of Big Brother's speech in such a way as to make him predict the thing that had actually happened." pg. 41 What are your thoughts on this?
The Party makes sure Big Brother is never wrong. Old documents will be destroyed and there will be no proof that he ever stated differently.
Passage Master: (Even)
Passage One:
"One of these days, thought Winston with sudden deep conviction, Syme will be vaporized." Pg. 56
a) Winston thought that Syme will be vaporized one day, because he is too smart, even though Syme is loyal to the Party.
b) This shows Winston's opinion, that smart people are not liked by the party. It is sort of satire to the society that others do not like smart people.
c) Curiousity kills the cat: somebody knows best, died fast.
Passage Two:
"It was curious how that beetle-like type proliferated in the Ministries: little dumpy men, growing stout very early in life, with short legs, swift scuttling movements, and fat inscrutable faces with very small eyes. It was the type that seemed to flourish best under the dominion of the Party." Pg. 63
a) Winston was thinking during his conversation with Mr. Parsons and Mr Parson is included in the kind of "beetle-like type of person he describes.
b) The Party likes this kind of people. They are loyal to the Party,and they do not think too much,and they always do what the Party wants them to do.
c) Loyalty, thoughtless and government.
Connector: (Darcy)
1. Where is the event in the book?
Chapter V page 61 (bottom)
2. What is the background of the event?
Winston is at lunch with his friend Syme and they are discussing how Syme is re-writing the dictionary.
3. What happens in the event?
An announcement from the Ministry of Plenty interrupted their chat and told everyone that the chocolate ration had been changed to 20g a day.
4. What does this remind you of in history or contemporary times?
This event of having to ration food reminds me of The Great Depression that followed WW2. During The Great Depression no one had enough money to buy a lot of food so they had to ration small amounts of food and saver what they had for periods of time because there was no way of getting more food.
5. What is your evidence
The evidence I have for this is from what I learnt about the Great Depression in Social Studies 11.
6. What lesson or opinion should we form based on this book/real world connection?
The opinion we should base off this is that we are all so fortunate for what we have and we should never take the things we have for granted because some day we might not have those things
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