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1984 – George Orwell Study Guide Questions Chapter One to page 28 1. What mood does Winston create in the first two pages? Write down several phrases and details that support your answer. A: dark, pessimistic, and gloomy, (People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf) – (“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”

2. What affect does Orwell hope to produce through his description of the ministry building (pg. 6)? Support your reasoning. A: That it was a really tall building (The Ministry of Truth contained, it was said, three thousand rooms above ground level, and corresponding ramifications below) 3. What do you learn about the people of Oceania from Winston’s recounting of his experience in the movie house? What details support your interpretation? (pg. 11) A:he was saying it was very blank and empty (except the blankness of the page in front of him, the itching of the skin above his ankle, the blaring of the music, and a slight booziness caused by the gin) 4. Why does Winston hate the dark-haired girl from the fiction department? (pg. 12-13) A: Winston is initially distrustful of Julia because he thinks she's a member of the Thought Police 5. Who is O’Brien? Why is Winston drawn to him? (pg. 14) A: He senses, based on looks from O'Brien, that O'Brien too hates the Party but cannot speak openly about that

6. Who is Emmanuel Goldstein? A: Emmanuel Goldstein is a fictional character in George Orwell's 1949 dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is the principal enemy of the state according to the Party of the totalitarian Oceania. 7. How does the Two Minutes Hate affect the people? How does Winston react? (pg. 17-18) A: a daily ritual in which Party Members express their hatred for enemies of the Party. 8. What significant event occurred between Winston and O’Brien? (pg. 20) What are your thoughts about this event? A: In the first chapter of the book, Winstonand O'Brien make eye contact during the Two Minutes Hate. This contact is brief: according to Winston, they look at each other for only a "fraction of a second." For Winston, this moment is significant because it provides him with proof

9. After Winston subconsciously writes “Down with Big Brother”, what is his realization? What is your reaction to his pessimism? A: Winston is positive that the Thought Police will quickly capture him for committing thoughtcrime...