1984 BOOK THREECHAPTERS 3-4

Bastante – English IV

Chapter 3

Weeks of torture pass and O’Brien tells Winston there are three stages to his reintegration: Learning - the discovery that the Party has

absolute power over you Understanding - there is no hope for anyone Acceptance

O’Brien is one of many true authors of the book Winston thinks Goldstein wrote.

Representative of the loss of Winston’s hope for the Party to be overthrown

Chapter 3 (cont’d)

Winston replies to O’Brien that the Party seeks power for the good of the majority

This is not the answer O’Brien wants. He corrects Winston and tells him the Party seeks power for power’s sake

“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever,” – O’Brien

What does the Party have the power to control that shocks Winston? Reality

Chapter 3 (cont’d)

Winston insists that the spirit of man will defeat the Party

O’Brien tells Winston he is the last man

List three ways Winston has physically changed: Emaciated, deathly thin Partially bald Only has 11 teeth left (10 after O’Brien pulls

one out with ease)

Chapter 3 (cont’d)

After everything Winston has gone through, there is one degradation he has not suffered: he has not betrayed Julia.

Because Winston is a special case, he may not be shot for a while…but it will happen in the end.

Why does Winston ask when he will be shot? He knows that by dying without betraying

Julia, he will have remained himself and defeated the Party.

Chapter 4 List seven ways Winston’s imprisonment has

improved as weeks/months passed: Tortured less Moved to a more comfortable room Put on weight Given three meals a day Allowed to wash Receives dentures Given clean clothing

Winston regains hope He continues to dream of Julia, his mother, and

the Golden Country, indicating that the Party has not taken total control over his mind

Chapter 4 (cont’d)

Winston realizes that his inner heart has not been converted when he wakes up from a dream crying out for Julia

His plan now is not to overthrow the party and find hope of freedom, but instead to win a private victory over the Party, getting his revenge as he continues to hate them as he dies

Chapter 4 (cont’d)

O’Brien asks Winston what his true feelings toward Big Brother are

When Winston answers that he hates Big Brother, he is ordered to Room 101