were in Eurasia betraying the Party. Winston realized the confessions had to be false. He destroyed the newspaper article. 4. What bothers Winston the most, along with the sense of nightmare? He is bothered because he does not clearly understand why the falsifications take place. He wonders if he is a lunatic. 5. What bothers Winston more than the thought that he might be a lunatic? The thought that he might be wrong bothers him more. 6. What is the heresy of heresies? Why is that terrifying to Winston? The heresy of heresies is common sense. It is terrifying to Winston that the Party might be right in its ideas. 7. For whom does Winston realize he is writing his diary? Why? He is writing for O’Brien because he thinks O’Brien is on his side. 8. What is the final, most essential command of the Party? The Party tells people to reject the evidence of their eyes and ears. 9. What does Winston write in his diary? He writes: Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. 10. Describe what happens when Winston goes to the antique shop, and who he sees when he comes out. He buys an old paperweight that has a piece of coral in it. Then Mr. Charrington shows him the room above the shop. Winston realizes there is no telescreen. Mr. Charrington tells Winston the part of an old nursery rhyme. When he leaves the shop he sees the girl from the Fiction Department. He thinks she is following him. Section Two: Chapters I, II, III, IV 1. Describe what happens when the girl with the dark hair falls on the floor. Her arm is in a sling. She falls near Winston, and he helps her up. While he is helping her up she slips a note in Winston’s hand. 2. What does the note say? I love you. 3. How does Winston feel about the message on the note? He is stunned and finds it hard to concentrate on his work for part of the day. He feels a desire to stay alive. That night in the dark he thinks about ways to meet with the girl. Then he becomes afraid that he might lose her. 4. Describe their next meeting. It takes place at lunchtime in the canteen a week later. Winston sits at her table and they are able to arrange a meeting in Victory Square for that night.
were in Eurasia betraying the Party. Winston realized the confessions had to be false. He destroyed the newspaper article. 4. What bothers Winston the most, along with the sense of nightmare? He is bothered because he does not clearly understand why the falsifications take place. He wonders if he is a lunatic. 5. What bothers Winston more than the thought that he might be a lunatic? The thought that he might be wrong bothers him more. 6. What is the heresy of heresies? Why is that terrifying to Winston? The heresy of heresies is common sense. It is terrifying to Winston that the Party might be right in its ideas. 7. For whom does Winston realize he is writing his diary? Why? He is writing for O’Brien because he thinks O’Brien is on his side. 8. What is the final, most essential command of the Party? The Party tells people to reject the evidence of their eyes and ears. 9. What does Winston write in his diary? He writes: Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. 10. Describe what happens when Winston goes to the antique shop, and who he sees when he comes out. He buys an old paperweight that has a piece of coral in it. Then Mr. Charrington shows him the room above the shop. Winston realizes there is no telescreen. Mr. Charrington tells Winston the part of an old nursery rhyme. When he leaves the shop he sees the girl from the Fiction Department. He thinks she is following him. Section Two: Chapters I, II, III, IV 1. Describe what happens when the girl with the dark hair falls on the floor. Her arm is in a sling. She falls near Winston, and he helps her up. While he is helping her up she slips a note in Winston’s hand. 2. What does the note say? I love you. 3. How does Winston feel about the message on the note? He is stunned and finds it hard to concentrate on his work for part of the day. He feels a desire to stay alive. That night in the dark he thinks about ways to meet with the girl. Then he becomes afraid that he might lose her. 4. Describe their next meeting. It takes place at lunchtime in the canteen a week later. Winston sits at her table and they are able to arrange a meeting in Victory Square for that night.
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