Study Questions

Book Two, Chapter 1 How does Winston react to the note from Julia before he reads it? -He thinks that she is the Thought Police and is trying to get him to kill himself or turn himself in. He thinks that she might be trying to trick him. How does Winston react to the note after he reads it? -He is sceptical but lastly he thinks that she could be telling the truth. Which he then starts to think about her. Where do they manage to talk for the first time? -In the Canteen mumbling words in between bites of food. Where do they plan to meet? -In the woods(Golden Country) meeting there after an intricate journey there so nobody can follow them. What do Winston and Julia do before they part? -They hold hands Book Two, Chapter 2 Why is Winston ill at ease once he is alone with Julia? -Because he is so much older then her. She is very attractive and youthful but he just isn't sure where this is going or what she wants from him. What does Julia bring with her that she has obtained on the black market? -Chocolate, good chocolate What are Julia’s ideas about the Party? -She doesn't like them. She believes that they are filthy swine that they do exactly what they are fighting against. They make themselves look alot better then they are. What familiar sign does Winston find? -The Golden Country. While he is walking through the woods on the beaten path. It reminds him of image he sees in his dream. Which could possibly be an image from his youth. Before Big Brother. What is the significance of the thrush music? - It is something that can not be heard in the city do too the machines. It is that of him being free. Like the birds in the trees or the brief instance when Winston and Julia are "rebelling" against Big Brother. What does Winston mean when he says that he loves Julia all the more because she has had scores of sexual encounters? -He means that he loves that fact that she rebels. He likes anything that is corrupt. In which the more she has done it the more he likes her.