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Chapter 1 Part3

What is the main idea of this chapter?

Winston remembers his father "vaguely as dark and thin, dressed always in neat dark clothes …"

What does"vaguely"mean?

Winston wakes from a dream, which takes place in a pasture. "The landscape that he was looking at recurred so often in his dreams that he was never fully certain whether or not he had seen it in the real world."

What does"recurred"mean?

Why does Winston sleep without pyjamas?

During the morning exercise period, Winston struggles to recreate scenes from his childhood. He remembers his family seeking shelter from an air raid, after which "…war had been literally continuous, though strictly speaking it had not always been the same war. What does "literally"mean?

"Doublethink" requires one "to hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them…."

What does"simultaneously"mean?

Winston struggles to hold on to his memories, but this is difficult because the Party has removed all evidence of the past. What is one definite lie that Winston can still dispute with his own recollections?

Were there any words that you did not know?
You can always list them here.