Deviance Review set 3.1 1984 book 2

Book Two, Chapter 1
How does Winston react to the note from Julia before he reads it? How does Winston react to the note after he reads it? How do they manage to meet? Describe the "parade" in Victory Square. Why does the Inner Party provide the spectacle for the proles? For the Outer Party members?
Book Two, Chapter 2
Why is Winston ill at ease once he is alone with Julia? What does Julia bring with her that she has obtained on the black market? What is Julia’s philosophy? (More about his in chapter 3) What familiar sign does Winston find? What is the significance of the thrush music? What does Winston mean when he says that he loves Julia all the more because she has had scores of sexual encounters?
Book Two, Chapter 3
How and where do Julia and Winston meet? What is Julia’s job? What is her background? What is her attitude toward the Inner Party? Describe Winston’s marriage. What do Winston and Julia disagree about?
Book Two, Chapter 4
How does Winston react to the singing prole woman? What pleasures of the senses are mentioned in this chapter? What is Orwell’s point in mentioning them? What is Winston’s reaction to rats? Julia’s reaction? Winston is interested in the church bells that once played in the city even though he is not religious. What do church bells mean to him? Winston sees the coral paper weight as a symbol of what?
Book Two, Chapter 5-6
Who has vanished? Describe the preparations for Hate Week. In what ways does the Inner Party excel in building spirit? Julia and Winston have some differences. Explain them. What finally convinces Winston that O’Brien is a member of the Brotherhood?
Book Two, Chapter 7
What does Winston remember about his family and his relationship with his mother? What does Winston realize about love and loyalty as a result of his dream? What is the difference between confession and betrayal?
Book Two, Chapter 8—9 (through p. 151)
Contrast the living quarters and style of the Inner Party members with those of the Outer Party members and proles. How does O’Brien test Julia and Winston? What information does O’Brien give them about the Brotherhood? How will O’Brien get The Book to Winston? What are the ways in which the Inner Party builds spirit during Hate Week?
Book Two, Chapter 9, The Book (p. 151-164)
Why does Orwell include detailed passages from Goldstein’s Book in 1984? Notice that Orwell repeats the first paragraph of The Book on p. 152 and p. 166. Why would Orwell repeat himself in that way? What is the purpose? What three classes of people have always existed? (p. 152) In What ways have these three classes changed? (p. 152)
What is the purpose of war in the world of 1984? What are the two aims of the Party? What are the two problems with which the Party is concerned? Why do all three superpowers forbit their citizens from associating with foreigners? The governments of the three superpowers are alike in essence even though their forms of government have different names. Identify these similarities and explain why they exist?
What is the real "war" (p. 164) fought in each of the three governments? Your answer will explain the party slogan, "War is Peace." What are the aims of the three groups? (p. 166-167) What changes in the pattern occurred in the nineteenth century? How did socialism change in the twentieth century?
Why are the rulers in the twentieth century better at maintaining power than earlier tyrants? What are the four ways an elite group falls from power? (p. 170-171) How does the Inner Party make certain it will not fall from power? (p. 171-172)
How is a person’s class determined in the 1984 world? What is doublethink and what is its purpose to the ruling class? Why is the mutability of the past important to the ruling class? Why will this ruling class live on while earlier tyrants fell?
Book Two, Chapter 10
What understanding does Winston gain about the common people? What is the significance of the glass paperweight here?