Activity 12

Chapter 1:
1.  A telescreen is something that monitors a civilian's every movement and sound.  The telescreen is different from a regular TV because a regular TV just shows images and sounds, a telescreen records images and sounds.  It is possible to turn a normal TV into a telescreen.  Using a telescreen to monitor criminals or terrorists would be very smart and effective.  I don't think that a telescreen could be used for political control.  I think that installing a telescreen in every household would be absurd because there is no reason to monitor everyone.
2.  Ministry of Truth, Ministry of Plenty, Ministry of Love and Ministry of Peace makeup the 4 government ministries that control the world of Big Brother.  Our departments in our government are somewhat like the ministries in Oceania.  They differ because our departments are not as oppressive as the ministries in Oceania.
3.  Winston wants to keep a diary in order to empty his thoughts out.  It is not illegal to own a diary, however it is illegal to commit thoughtcrime.  Thoughtcrime is thinking bad thoughts about the government.  If Winston thinks bad thoughts about the government then he may be in danger of writing those thoughts down.
4.  Two-minutes Hate is when the citizens watch a film about the Party's enemies (Emmanuel Goldstein and his followers in particular) and express their hatred for them.
Chapter 2:
1.  Parents in Oceania are often afraid of their children because they think that their children might say something that would expose some unorthodoxy to the government.
2.  O'Brien says "We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness".  I think this meant that O'Brien believes that Winston and himself are destined to meet later on in life outside of a dark dream.
Chapter 3:
1.  Winston dreams about his mother.  It tells us that Winston has a soft spot in his heart for his mother.
2.  The exercise instructor can see that Winston is not touching his toes because the telescreen caught him.
Chapter 4:
1.  Winston's job at the Ministry of Truth is to look over documents and make sure that it glorifies the Party and Big Brother in every way shape and form.  He is very good at his job.  He sometimes feels that what he is doing is wrong, nevertheless he does the job for every document.  No questions asked.
Chapter 5:
1.  Newspeak is the language that was developed by the Party.  Its intention is to limit the amount of words in one's vocabulary, ultimately limiting the amount of thoughts one has.  Eventually everyone will speak Newspeak.
2.  The Thought Police are an organization that takes action when someone commits thoughtcrime.  Thoughtcrime is thinking anything that goes against the expected thoughts of orthodox Party members.
3.  Winston thinks that his colleague Syme will be vaporized because Syme commits thoughtcrime openly.
Chapter 6:
1.  Winston is divorced.  He was once married to a woman but since they broke up he now lives alone.
Chapter 7:
1.  The proles are the lower part of society and they make up the bottom 85% of Oceania's population.  Winston writes this because he feels that if anyone can overthrow the oppressive government it is the proles.
2.  This quote about the "capitalists" in frock coats and top hats is probably true.  Unfortunately, there is no way to know for sure because the Ministry of Truth erases all documents that would record info like this.
3.  The Chestnut Tree Cafe is where thought criminals spend much of their time.  Jones, Aaronson and Rutherford spent much of their time in the Chestnut Tree Cafe.  They get executed for thought crime.
4.  When Winston writes this, he understands HOW he is a lunatic but he does not understand WHY he is a lunatic.
Chapter 8:
1.  Winston returns to the junk shop because he noticed that there was no telescreen in the junk shop and that intrigued him.  He is in the junk shop to buy a print.
2.  Winston is scared of the girl from the fiction department because he thinks that she is part of the Thought Police.