Part 1: Chapter 3

1. I believe that George Orwell put these ideas together because Shakespeare and his work were what Winston used to represent the past. Shakespeare's work was all very thought provoking, and filled with various emotions. These emotions that he wrote of were unheard of in Winston's world, the people could not feel the way Shakespeare's characters felt. It is almost ironic though, that Winston thought tragedy was a thing of the past, when really to us reading this novel, his world is very tragic.


2. Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia are at war. Big Brother wants the people of Oceania to believe that the other countries are the cause for their misfortunes, and to blame them for anything bad, even though Oceania is the best country according to Big Brother and the Party.
3. Doublethink is the idea of thinking one thing and believing it to be true, but also believing the opposite to be true. It is a confusion that happens when you believe in one thing, but authority tells and convinces you otherwise. Today, as we talked about in class, many fast food restaurants are trying to get people to believe that they are a healthy option, even though we almost all know that to be very wrong.

4. The Party tells the people many lies to cover up for when they are wrong. A lie/ cover-up that they have is that when the Party messes up, or refers to something that is no longer true, any documents or records of that have to be sent in to Winston's work, where they take it out or replace the mistake. Each of the Party's slogans is a lie in itself as well.


5. 'The next moment he was doubled up by a violent coughing fit which nearly always attacked him soon after waking up,' is interesting because it sublty points out the lack of healthcare he recieves, but at the same time, the Party promotes health by making people participate in the Physical Jerks.


'-if all records told the same tale- then the lie passed into history and became truth,' is interesting because it talks about the way the Party uses lies and cover ups in media to make itself look good.