1984

Book 3 Chapter 1 "Down with Big Brother!' Yes, I said that! Said it over and over again, it seems. Between you and me, old man, I'm glad they got me before it went any further..." "Who denounce you?" said Winston. "It was my little daughter," said Parsons with a sort of doleful pride. "She listened at the keyhole. Heard what I was saying, and nipped off to the patrols the very next day. Pretty smart for a nipper of seven, eh? I don't bear any grudge for it. In fact I'm proud of her. It shows I brought her up in the right spirit, anyway." Parsons, the person that Winston shares the same cell with, was turned in by his own children for committing a thoughtcrime. It's crazy to know the children in this society would turn in their own parents. They have been brought up to give their loyalty to the Party at all costs, even if that means going against their own family. This situation reminds me of the movie Insurgent. In...

Book 2 Chapter 7 "They can't get inside of you. If you can feel that staying human is worth while, even when it can't have any result whatever, you've beaten them." He thought of the tele screen with its never-sleeping ear. They could spy upon you night and day, but if you kept your head you could still outwit them. Winston feels that if he continues to rebel against the Party, they won't be able to succeed in their goals to maintain a dystopian society. He feels that maintaining his rebellious spirit will help him save humanity and stop those in power from keeping the people under. Book 2 Chapter 8 (pg. 16) " We believe that there is some kind of conspiracy, some kind of secret organization working against the Party, and that you are involved in it. We want to join it and work for it. We are enemies of the Party. We disbelieve in the principles of Ingsoc. We are thougt-criminals. We are also adulterers. I tell you this because we want to put...

Book 2 Chapter 4 "Syme had vanished. A morning came, and he was missing from work: a few thoughtless people commented on his absence. On the next day nobody mentioned him. On the third day Winston went into the vestibule of the Records Department to look at the notice-board. One of the notices carried a printed list of the members of the Chess Committee, of whom Syme had been one. It looked almost exactly as it had looked before – nothing had been crossed out – but it was one name shorter. It was enough. Syme had ceased to exist: he had never existed." Information about the Syme is not on paper which means it does not exist at all, especially in a historical sense. What ever is not put out into the world will doesn't exist in this society. This can be related to how the world works today. A lot of the time, the things we view and put out on the m edia is controlled and monitored. The social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram all of our likes and...

Book 1 Chapters 7-8 "Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious. "  The proles make up 85 % of the population in Oceania. They are more in numbers which means that they have the ability to overpower, but in order for them to do that, they have to be in the right state of mind-- they have to gain consciousness.  Winston doesn't believe that the proles will build up the drive to rebel against those in power, due to their inability to understand what is going on. They are not smart enough and the Party don't seem to view them as a threat. This quote is a paradox that indicates the uncertainty of Winston towards the proles. Book 2 Chapter 1 "Then the memory of her face came back, and with it a raging, intolerable desire to be alone […]. At the sight of the words I love you the desire to stay alive had welled up in him, and the taking of minor risks suddenly seemed stupid. It was not till...

"War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength" (pg. 7) In my opinion, this is the most significant quote in the story. It stood out to me the most because it indicates the reoccurring themes in the story -- manipulation, fear, confusion, etc. Saying that "War is Peace" creates unison among the people of Oceania over a common enemy. It creates chaos and pandemonium but the citizens are manipulated into thinking that war is okay.  "Freedom is slavery" tricks people into thinking that being forced to do what one does not want to is freedom. This tactic is used to keep the people controlled and contained. This statement can trick the people into doing whatever they want. The phrase "Ignorance is strength" allows people to never question the law. The citizens are only given information that people in authority want them to know. The less they know the easier it is to manipulate them and keep them contained. "He sat back in ...