Monday, February 9, 2009

1984 Ch. 2&3

Quote: "We shall meet in a place of darkness"(25).

Significance: This quote is significant because it tells us in the book that it foreshadowed O'Brien speaking to Winston out of the dark. I believe the darkness is represented as the totalitarian republic because they created this dark cloud so that they can choose the decisions for people and can hear every word spoken and action made inside peoples homes. I also believe that O'Brien can only speak to Winston in the darkness because they are forced to do what is told. Big brother is always watching and listening so the darkness is the only place people really can talk about anything. The people do not really have a chose about anything they do.

Definitions: Unorthodoxy(24)-adj. Breaking with convention or tradition.
Annihilated(34)-verb-to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly.

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