Chapters Six & Seven.

These two chapters are definitely where the book got a lot more interesting. It was very surprising to find out that Winston was once married. The woman named Katherine that he was married to wanted to have children and eventually left Winston when they were unable to have a child together. Winston didn't seem to mind this very much because he described her as empty and thoughtless. We also learn a little bit about the life of the proles. They have a much more easy-going lifestyle mainly because the Party is not worried about them rebelling against the government. It was also interesting how the Party goes about marriage, they do not believe in divorce, but they allow separations. They also do not want any kind of physical attraction between the two people about to be married. I'm hoping the next chapters will describe why it is like that for the Party members but the proles can marry and do whatever they want.

Chapter Five.

In this chapter, we were introduced to Winston's comrade Syme. Syme helps with writing the newspeak dictionary for the Party. Winston is worried about Syme because he knows that he is too intelligent and will eventually be vaporized. However, we also meet Mr. Parsons. Winston knows that Mr. Parsons will never be vaporized because he has become exactly what the Party wants everyone to be. Mindless. This chapter was very interesting to me because it showed that Winston is much more intelligent than he leads on to people. He knows just by talking to people what their fate will be, and he also knows his own fate.

Chapters Three & Four.

These two chapters gave us a lot of background on Winston. We learned through his dream what he remembers of his mother and baby sister. He can remember what they look like, but other than that they are only a memory. It is a very interesting thing to think. Are his dreams an example of thought crime? I personally think it is. The whole idea of the society that Winston lives in is to forget what has happened in the past and only look to the future. With his dreams being from the past, to me, they are a very good example of thought crime. We also learned what Winston does. It is his job to change anything from books to speeches so that they reflect the "new misinformation" rather than the "old misinformation." My favorite part of these chapters would be the idea of  Comrade Ogilvy. It is a good example of how things don't have to be true for them to use them Winston's society.

Chapters One and Two

So far in the book 1984 I have a lot of questions. Right now we have just met the character Winston. Right now, I'm wondering who Winston really is and why he is able to remember so much of the past. It seems that most of the people in his society have forgotten, but for some reason he remembers. I'm also wondering what the story is between Winston and O'Brien. There seems to be some sort of connection there but we are unable to tell what it is yet. We are also introduced to the character that I believe would be Julia. She is a dark-haired woman that wears the anti-sex league sash. Winston holds a lot of resentment towards her for some unknown reason. I think the reason will be revealed to us later in the book. With all the questions I have, I'm hoping to soon find the answers in the coming chapters.