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Winston reads what life was like "before the Revolution". According to the history books, there was "oppression, injustice, poverty" and other horrible concepts. Most people were poor besides the capitalists. These history books would have been created by the Party to force the civilians into believing that their lives today are better than the past.

Some words I did not understand on Page 101 were:
"pugnaciously" - ready for battle or a fight
"boozer" - a person who drinks a large amount of alcohol

The society of 1984 has been brain-washed into a one way thinking of life. Winston expresses that "there was not many people left whose ideas had been formed before the Revolution." No one has a voice for themselves or any ideas as they are directed into how to act and think. In a utopia society, everyone should be able to have their own beliefs and challenge each other.

Winston delves upon the topic of the lottery. He shares that "the winners of big prizes being non-existent" after winning. This is similar to Slumdog Millionaire, when the contestant on a game show was sabotaged, tortured and deceived into not winning the final prize of one million dollars.

Winston recalls of his childhood as a "half-forgotten world". Perhaps the Party has forced him to forget his past through manipulating the population by changing history. By forcing everyone to think one way, this has abolished their memory of the past.

A quote that I liked about freedom is:
"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows." Winston means by this quote, that the ability to be correct and share ones' own opinion, to have free will, is freedom. Even the smallest things as addition, can be a form of freedom.

Fear shapes the society of 1984. Winston worries that the Party may be correct with their supposedly false information. He is not afraid of them killing him, but their ability to take over the populations' minds. With all this worry and doubt, Winston has trust in O'Brien as he knew "that O'Brien was on his side."

Winston reiterates the deception of the Party. Winston says that "the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it." This equation does not have the correct solution, and plays a metaphorical role in what Winston is sharing. The false equation resembles the false information of history shared by the Party.

While analysing a child's history book, Winston notices a portrait of Big Brother. He describes Big Brother with "hypnotic eyes" which shows that Big Brother was manipulating the society.
Winston feels as though Big Brother's image is like "some huge force were pressing down upon" him. He shares of feeling "penetrated" by Big Brother "frightening", "battering" and "persuading" the population.

Winston acknowledges that "the past not only changed, but changed continuously". This is concept is similar to conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Both of them desire the land of Israel, and Palestinians have come up with the claim that they are from Canaanite descent and should own the land. Just like the Palestinians, the Party is manipulating with history.

Two quotes that I liked on this page were:
1. "fragment of the abolished past" - all information from the past had been destroyed and Winston discovers a piece from this time. This is similar to WW2, when Hitler and the Nazis got rid of certain information to keep themselves safe.
2. "to keep your face expressionless was not difficult" - Concealing your emotions prevents being caught in the society of 1984.

Winston thinks of the Party's facts and data as "a single equation with two unknowns." This highlights the idea of it being one "equation", one concept, although "two unknowns", two alternate answers that do not complement one another and are not completely true.

A quote that resonated with more was: "If there is hope, wrote Winston, it lies in the proles." This opens Chapter VII, where Winston believes that "hope" is where the class of the "proles" is as they are a sense of movement and direction that Winston believes in. He believes that the proles have "strength" to spark a rebellion against the Party and to reshape an alternatively positive society.

Winston considers the concept of lies. Winston notices that the truth is only identifiable through "the mute protest in your own bones, the instinctive feeling" given. According to Winston, "life" is also a lie, which is evident throughout the media of the Party. Winston lives in a world, with forced opinions and ideas, where propaganda is constantly influenced over the people.

Winston describes the capitalist with horrid appearances. "They were fat, ugly men with wicked faces". "The capitalists owned everything in the world, and everyone else was their slave." This opinion may be bias, by still shares a perspective of the concept of capitalists.

A repetitive concept mentioned through 1984 is a varicose ulcer. The meaning of a varicose ulcer is wounds on the body, due to a lack of something. Perhaps, the ulcer represents Winston's pain in society and his loss of voice and opinion. The ulcer itches constantly, which could represent Winston "itching" to express himself.

Winston shares the working conditions of his world in Chapter VII. "Women had been forced to work in the coal mines..., children had been sold into the factories at the age of six." This harsh labor is similar to the way people worked prior to the Industrial Revolution. Children were obligated to work extensive hours, under harsh conditions for poor pay. Workers were not treated well by their boss, in dangerous jobs.

"Until they became conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious". (Page 81)
I enjoyed this quote shared by Winston. He expresses that the proles are not capable of becoming "conscious" to what is going on around them with the Party and Big Brother. He wants them to rebel, but does not think that this will be possible as they are not aware.

"Until they became conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious". (Page 81)
I enjoyed this quote shared by Winston. He expresses that the proles are not capable of becoming "conscious" to what is going on around them with the Party and Big Brother. He wants them to rebel, but does not think that this will be possible as they are not aware.

A quote that resonated with more was: "If there is hope, wrote Winston, it lies in the proles." This opens Chapter VII, where Winston believes that "hope" is where the class of the "proles" is as they are a sense of movement and direction that Winston believes in. He believes that the proles have "strength" to spark a rebellion against the Party and to reshape an alternatively positive society.

Desire is another punishable crime in 1984. What one wants is considered criminal, what one believes is considered criminal, what an individual thinks is considered criminal. No matter the actions of people in this society, besides behaving like human robots, they are committing a crime in the eyes of the government.

Later in Chapter VI, Winston acknowledges that he desires love. Without Katherine and family in his life, he is lonely, besides the rulings of Big Brother and the Party. He wants to "break down the wall of virtue" in society and break free from the strict rules. He calls this a "sexual act... [of] rebellion", a rebellious act in honor of the response to sexual intercourse.

Winston recalls his wife, Katherine, whom he has not seen in awhile. She is brainwashed by the Party as "she had not a thought in her head that was not a slogan". Katherine was basically regurgitating the information and sayings of the authorities and was not a true person, just a brainwashed civilian. Winston referred to her as "the human sound-track", as all she said was as if it was a "sound-track" on repeat.

Winston realises that the Party brainwash society. He notices that "in an indirect way it was rubbed into every Party member from childhood onwards." This notion of not having pleasure with a partner was forced onto society, influencing their minds to follow the ways of the Party.

Two unfamiliar words appeared on Page 75. I went on to research their meanings, putting them in my own words, which were:
"proles" - a person part of the working class.
"debauchery" - constantly partaking in sex and drugs/alcohol.
"promiscuity" - casual sexual contact and relationships.

Danger develops for Winston with a fear of "talking in [his] sleep". This notion of communication, Winston had no control over during this sleeping state. The world of 1984 continues to amaze me, with the innocent civilians not being able to have the right to think freely and say what they believe. Perhaps, they live in a dictatorship, where Big Brother is an unethical and selfish leader, acting upon his own desires.

The diary is one way Winston expresses himself, in his world where thought is minimal. Winston aims to "black out the memory" he has of a woman to hide this from himself and society.
Winston reflects one's "worst enemy" as "your own nervous system". This "system" is part of who, so inevitably, Winston is afraid of himself and what he can do that is seen to be wrong in the eyes of Big Brother.

Offences are very strict throughout the world of George Orwell's 1984. Another crime, which would be considered petty or below in our society today is "facecrime". "The suggestion of abnormality" through facial expressions is seen as a punishment, with no one being able to think freely for themselves. Not only is life directed, although also personal thoughts, ideas and expressions.

Offences are very strict throughout the world of George Orwell's 1984. Another crime, which would be considered petty or below in our society today is "facecrime". "The suggestion of abnormality" through facial expressions is seen as a punishment, with no one being able to think freely for themselves. Not only is life directed, although also personal thoughts, ideas and expressions.