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Question #5
As Winston and Julia walked to the edge of the clearing, Winston "… underwent a curious, slow shock of recognition."
What does"recognition"mean?
Question #3
Julia brings real coffee, which is extremely rare: "…one did occasionally meet with [the smell] even now … diffusing itself mysteriously in a crowded street, sniffed for an instant and then lost again."
What does"diffusing"mean?
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Think about what strategies worked (and didn't work) for you this time. How can you do well next time?
Question #6
Winston understands that he could not withstand the torture methods employed by the Ministry of Love, "but if the object was not to stay alive but to stay human, what difference did it ultimately make? They could not alter your feelings . . ."
What does"ultimately"mean?
Question #4
The book explains that in a particular way of looking at things, War is Peace, because "The effect would be much the same if the three super–states, instead of fighting one another, should agree to live in perpetual peace, each inviolate within its own boundaries."
What does"perpetual"mean?
Part III Chapter 1
What is the main idea of this chapter?
What does"conceivable"mean?
What does"contracted"mean?
What does"implied"mean?
What does"disproportionately"mean?
What does"intellectual"mean?
What does"irony"mean?
Question #7
After making Winston look at himself in the mirror, O'Brien asks, "Can you think of a single degradation that has not happened to you?" What does Winston answer?
Question #2
Explaining the torture methods of Room 101, O'Brien explains, "By itself,' he said, 'pain is not always enough. There are occasions when a human being will stand out against pain, even to the point of death. But for everyone there is something unendurable —— something that cannot be contemplated."
What does"contemplated"mean?
Question #3
Winston's neighbor is married to one of his fellow–employees, Parsons, who is " …employed in some subordinate post for which intelligence was not required…."
What does "subordinate" mean?