Activity 11

Chapter 1: His mind hovered for a moment round the doubtful date on the page, and then fetched up with a bump against the Newspeak word doublethink (Pg 7).
Noun
My Definition: thinking about two opposing ideas at once.
My Sentence: I committed doublethink when I liked both the Giants and Dodgers at the same time.
Chapter 2:  Parsons was Winston's fellow employee at the Ministry of Truth (Pg 22).
Noun
My Definition: part of the government that controls law and justice in society.
My Sentence: The Ministry of Truth is where I would go to handle any type of issues with the law.
Chapter 3:  With its grace and carelessness it seemed to annihilate a whole culture, a whole system of thought, as though Big Brother and the Party and the Thought Police could all be swept into nothingness by a single splendid movement of the arm (Pg 31).
Nouns
My Definitions: Big Brother- ruler of every aspect of life.  Party- the most powerful political group.
Thought Police- part of government that monitors civilians every thought.
My Sentence: The Thought Police and the Party both function under the rule of Big Brother.
Chapter 4:  Winston dialed "back numbers" on the telescreen and called for the appropriate issues of the times... (Pg 38).
Noun
My Definition: a machine that monitors a civilian's every move.
My Sentence: The telescreen in my room monitored my every move.
Chapter 5:  ...the executions in the cellar of the Ministry of Love (Pg 49).
Noun
My Definition: part of government that controls social affairs.
My Sentence: I would go to the Ministry of Love to handle any marriage situation.
Chapter 6:  Winston was writing in his diary (Pg 63).
Noun
My Definition: an outlawed item that provides a place to commit doublethink.
My Sentence: I wrote in my diary today to unload all my bottled up thoughts.
Chapter 7:  If there is hope it lies in the proles (Pg 69).
Noun
My Definition: lowest ranking people in society who make up 85% of the people in Oceania.
My Sentence: The proles should attempt to overthrow the oppressive government.