Book 3, Chapter 1
1. He's in prison, where he is being treated like garbage by the guards. When he is there, he meets two different inmates, who seem to have very appalling features and personalities. Winston is treated this way because that's just how the world is. If you're a outer party member, you get treated poorly, but now that he's in prison, he's being treated even more like crap.
2. Supposedly it's his mother, or so she says she is. She's probably there cause she's insane, just like every other person there.
3. They have a altercation with each other while they're being watched by the telescreen.
4. The man begins to freaks out completely and act insane. His face went fro pale to a weird shade of green, and started yelling things like 'Kill Me' 'Hang Me' "Sentence Me to 25 Years!' And even to take his family and possibly kill them too, just so they don't go into Room 101.
5. O'Brien is really a part of the guard system / Thought Police. Charrington and O'Brien are both part of the Thought Police, and they both got into Winston's head throughout the book, getting on his good side, and getting to be close to him so they figured him out.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Book 2, Chapter 8 & 9
Book 2, Chapter 8
1. The inner and outer party's living arrangements contrast easily based on the setup, and the freedom within one's room. The inner party gets pretty much whatever they like, along with good food, privacy, and a good environment to live in. The outer party has no privacy, gets bad food, and has a schedule they pretty much have to base their life on. Therefore, the inner party has it easy.
2. He tests them by asking them all these questions discussing what exactly they'd go through to defeat the party. But when the question would it be worth not seeing each other anymore, Julia steps in and finally says no, allowing O'Brien to see that they have developed a good relationship.
3. He tells them that the Brotherhood actually exists, and that nobody has any idea where Goldstein really is. He also says that if anyone were to attempt to kill Big Brother, they would end up dying themselves.
4. He's going to hand Winston a briefcase as if he were to drop it without even noticing.
CHAPTER 9
1.
2. The upper class, middle class, and lower class.
3. It seems as though only the names have changed throughout time, and the people and classes themselves are still acting/being the same.
4. Just to keep the people under control to an extent. By using and doing all the things that they do, people are treated and acting like slaves and prisoners in their own homes and community.
5. To get rid of ones thoughts completely and tell them how they are going to act, and possibly take over the entire world?
6. They can not overtake the fellow superstates, which is a big deal to them. And they are unable to physically take over what exactly it is that they want.
7. So that their people don't mingle together and possibly plan an overthrowing of the systems. And maybe they'd realize how much a like their countries are treating them.
8.
9.
10. Upper Class: To conquer and control all.
Middle Class: To live their lives and act as though they're better than the lower class.
Lower Class: To try and stay alive and build up a better life.
11.
12. If you go by this book, people are being watched on a regular basis, and are fed fake food. Back in the old times, there was no way of being watched unless someone was physically watching you, and food was completely real, so no bi-product fake foods.
13. They have the more civilized workers, better communication, and are just a stronger unit.
14.
15. They force people into worshipping or just being lead by Big Brother as if he were God.
16. Depends on what type of class they were born into; kind of like how they've always done it.
17. When you take a certain topic, and have two completely different thought about it, and whatever side that they pick, it'll end up being the truth about that topic.
18. If they want to keep full control over the people, then they're going to have to act as though they never make a mistake. They have to show the people they can trust them, and if they do so, then they're under the ruling classes order.
1. The inner and outer party's living arrangements contrast easily based on the setup, and the freedom within one's room. The inner party gets pretty much whatever they like, along with good food, privacy, and a good environment to live in. The outer party has no privacy, gets bad food, and has a schedule they pretty much have to base their life on. Therefore, the inner party has it easy.
2. He tests them by asking them all these questions discussing what exactly they'd go through to defeat the party. But when the question would it be worth not seeing each other anymore, Julia steps in and finally says no, allowing O'Brien to see that they have developed a good relationship.
3. He tells them that the Brotherhood actually exists, and that nobody has any idea where Goldstein really is. He also says that if anyone were to attempt to kill Big Brother, they would end up dying themselves.
4. He's going to hand Winston a briefcase as if he were to drop it without even noticing.
CHAPTER 9
1.
2. The upper class, middle class, and lower class.
3. It seems as though only the names have changed throughout time, and the people and classes themselves are still acting/being the same.
4. Just to keep the people under control to an extent. By using and doing all the things that they do, people are treated and acting like slaves and prisoners in their own homes and community.
5. To get rid of ones thoughts completely and tell them how they are going to act, and possibly take over the entire world?
6. They can not overtake the fellow superstates, which is a big deal to them. And they are unable to physically take over what exactly it is that they want.
7. So that their people don't mingle together and possibly plan an overthrowing of the systems. And maybe they'd realize how much a like their countries are treating them.
8.
9.
10. Upper Class: To conquer and control all.
Middle Class: To live their lives and act as though they're better than the lower class.
Lower Class: To try and stay alive and build up a better life.
11.
12. If you go by this book, people are being watched on a regular basis, and are fed fake food. Back in the old times, there was no way of being watched unless someone was physically watching you, and food was completely real, so no bi-product fake foods.
13. They have the more civilized workers, better communication, and are just a stronger unit.
14.
15. They force people into worshipping or just being lead by Big Brother as if he were God.
16. Depends on what type of class they were born into; kind of like how they've always done it.
17. When you take a certain topic, and have two completely different thought about it, and whatever side that they pick, it'll end up being the truth about that topic.
18. If they want to keep full control over the people, then they're going to have to act as though they never make a mistake. They have to show the people they can trust them, and if they do so, then they're under the ruling classes order.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Book 2 Symbols
Clock- Winston and Julia always think they have more time than they do. The clock is on it’s own time, and isn’t following the rest of the clocks in society. Winston and Julia are like the clock because they are on their own time and they are following the clock that isn’t the same as the rest of the clocks in the society.
Paperweight- Symbolizes Winston’s and Julia’s relationship. It’s a symbol of their own little world and place. The coral was Julia’s life. When they get caught, the paper weight gets smashed just like their relationship did at that same moment.
The singing Prole woman- The song is a sad song, but when she sings it, she makes it sound pretty. It represents that Julia’s and Winston’s relationship was always hopeless, as well as the idea of a new beginning.
Nursery Rhyme about the bells- it represents churches which represents the lower class, and Winston thinks that the lower class are going to be the ones to rebel against the government and overthrow it. The rhyme is Big Brother saying that the rebel and overthrow of the government is never going to happen.
Laws protect Freedom: We think that the Law protects either yourself and your safety, or other people from what you are going to do, and not necessarily your freedom, because to be free is to do whatever you wish without a penalty. For example you could drive around without wearing a seatbelt if you chose, and not get a fine for it.
Paperweight- Symbolizes Winston’s and Julia’s relationship. It’s a symbol of their own little world and place. The coral was Julia’s life. When they get caught, the paper weight gets smashed just like their relationship did at that same moment.
The singing Prole woman- The song is a sad song, but when she sings it, she makes it sound pretty. It represents that Julia’s and Winston’s relationship was always hopeless, as well as the idea of a new beginning.
Nursery Rhyme about the bells- it represents churches which represents the lower class, and Winston thinks that the lower class are going to be the ones to rebel against the government and overthrow it. The rhyme is Big Brother saying that the rebel and overthrow of the government is never going to happen.
Laws protect Freedom: We think that the Law protects either yourself and your safety, or other people from what you are going to do, and not necessarily your freedom, because to be free is to do whatever you wish without a penalty. For example you could drive around without wearing a seatbelt if you chose, and not get a fine for it.
What I Fear Most
The one thing I fear the most is drowning. For one, it's almost impossible for any person to hold their breathe for longer than 1-2 minutes at a time. Could you just imagine not being abe to hold your breathe for that long, and then suffocating below the surface, without anyone their to help you and rescue you? As your skin absorbs the water, along with your lungs and esophogus, live merely disappears in an instant.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Act 2, Scene 2 Study Questions
1. He has sent for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
2. He wants to use their old friendship so they can get close to Hamlet and find out what's making him mad.
3. Old Norway didn't know what Fortinbras was doing. He stopped Fortinbras and gave him 3000 crowns and an army to attack Poland instead of Denmark.
4. To allow Fortinbras's army safe passage through Denmark on his way to Poland.
5. His speech is not brief, and he always talks a lot. He's being played as a sort of fool. He talks to make himself sound smarter, but actually sounds dumber.
6. That Ophelia should go to Hamlet when Hamlet is walking, while Claudius and Polonius spy on them to see how Hamlet acts toward her.
7. He's prostituting Ophelia for his own reason. He wants her to marry Hamlet so he can become closer to the throne.
8. He says that madness gets the point across where sanity wouldn't do as well.
9. He feels trapped there because of his uncle. He can't really take joy in anything because he's a pessimistic baby who views the whole world as a prison.
10. He says he's depressed because he can't take joy in anything.
11. There's been an uprising of a certain type of theatre that the players are not part of, so they're forced to go on the road.
12. He asks them why they were sent for, which lets them know that he's aware they aren't there of their own volition.
13. Jephtha is a man in the Bible who kills his daughter for political power, which is what Polonius is metaphorically doing with Ophelia.
14. He is like Pyrrhus because they are both vengeful because their fathers were murdered, they're both wearing black, they both use deceit and trickery to get back at their fathers' murderers, and they both think Fortune is a strumpet. They are unalike because Hamlet is vengeful toward his uncle whereas Pyrrhus is vengeful toward the Trojan king, Pyrrhus is in a war while Hamlet it not, and Pyrrhus is taking action while Hamlet is just talking.
15. Does he know, "The Murder of Gonzago", and can Hamlet put some extra lines in there.
16. He says it because he's comparing himself to the players, and how they're acting when he can't even though he loves it so much. He's referring back to the "shadows of the beggars" speech he made before.
17. To spy on Claudius using the play by seeing what his reaction is.
18. He feels this way because nobody will believe Claudius is guilty unless there's evidence.
19. Polonius spies on Laertes with the help of Reynaldo, Polonius and Claudius spy on Hamlet using Ophelia, Hamlet is spying on Claudius using the actors, and the king and queen spy on Hamlet using Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
20. Despondent, he talks a lot but he doesn't do anything about it, makes excuses about why he won't take action, clever and smart, morbid, indecisive, passionate about acting, angry, insulting to Polonius/Claudius/Gertrude/Ophelia (sort of rude), jealous, obsessive, and antisocial.
2. He wants to use their old friendship so they can get close to Hamlet and find out what's making him mad.
3. Old Norway didn't know what Fortinbras was doing. He stopped Fortinbras and gave him 3000 crowns and an army to attack Poland instead of Denmark.
4. To allow Fortinbras's army safe passage through Denmark on his way to Poland.
5. His speech is not brief, and he always talks a lot. He's being played as a sort of fool. He talks to make himself sound smarter, but actually sounds dumber.
6. That Ophelia should go to Hamlet when Hamlet is walking, while Claudius and Polonius spy on them to see how Hamlet acts toward her.
7. He's prostituting Ophelia for his own reason. He wants her to marry Hamlet so he can become closer to the throne.
8. He says that madness gets the point across where sanity wouldn't do as well.
9. He feels trapped there because of his uncle. He can't really take joy in anything because he's a pessimistic baby who views the whole world as a prison.
10. He says he's depressed because he can't take joy in anything.
11. There's been an uprising of a certain type of theatre that the players are not part of, so they're forced to go on the road.
12. He asks them why they were sent for, which lets them know that he's aware they aren't there of their own volition.
13. Jephtha is a man in the Bible who kills his daughter for political power, which is what Polonius is metaphorically doing with Ophelia.
14. He is like Pyrrhus because they are both vengeful because their fathers were murdered, they're both wearing black, they both use deceit and trickery to get back at their fathers' murderers, and they both think Fortune is a strumpet. They are unalike because Hamlet is vengeful toward his uncle whereas Pyrrhus is vengeful toward the Trojan king, Pyrrhus is in a war while Hamlet it not, and Pyrrhus is taking action while Hamlet is just talking.
15. Does he know, "The Murder of Gonzago", and can Hamlet put some extra lines in there.
16. He says it because he's comparing himself to the players, and how they're acting when he can't even though he loves it so much. He's referring back to the "shadows of the beggars" speech he made before.
17. To spy on Claudius using the play by seeing what his reaction is.
18. He feels this way because nobody will believe Claudius is guilty unless there's evidence.
19. Polonius spies on Laertes with the help of Reynaldo, Polonius and Claudius spy on Hamlet using Ophelia, Hamlet is spying on Claudius using the actors, and the king and queen spy on Hamlet using Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
20. Despondent, he talks a lot but he doesn't do anything about it, makes excuses about why he won't take action, clever and smart, morbid, indecisive, passionate about acting, angry, insulting to Polonius/Claudius/Gertrude/Ophelia (sort of rude), jealous, obsessive, and antisocial.
Friday, January 21, 2011
vocab sentences , 1-21-11
The old man was in a paradox stage of life when he fell and broke his hip.
The sovereign Miami Heat will dominate the Eastern Conference til the end of the season.
Even though my car was stolen, I have commission on it so hopefully, I get it back.
The resolution to the story was that Romeo and Juliet both died together.
The man created a malefaction in the store, which caused him to be put to jail for 2 years.
Through the firmament, the woman rose to the heavens like an angel.
The pestilent disease spread throughout America, causing everyone to turn to zombies.
The old man took a tedious walk over the wood plank bridge and almost fell in the river below.
The pious priest threw holy water on the evil child for crying during his sermon.
The class stood on top of the promontory and overlooked the sea as the sun reflected off of it.
The sovereign Miami Heat will dominate the Eastern Conference til the end of the season.
Even though my car was stolen, I have commission on it so hopefully, I get it back.
The resolution to the story was that Romeo and Juliet both died together.
The man created a malefaction in the store, which caused him to be put to jail for 2 years.
Through the firmament, the woman rose to the heavens like an angel.
The pestilent disease spread throughout America, causing everyone to turn to zombies.
The old man took a tedious walk over the wood plank bridge and almost fell in the river below.
The pious priest threw holy water on the evil child for crying during his sermon.
The class stood on top of the promontory and overlooked the sea as the sun reflected off of it.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
2.2 Notes
Polonius sent Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to try and find out some news on Hamlet. Without even asking, but he does anyways, Hamlet can tell that they are there to spy on him. (THEME OF SPYING)
Norway had no idea on what Fortinbras had done to their country. (CORRUPTION)
Polonius reads aloud a letter supposedly written by Hamlet to Ophelia, that states his status and mood towards her. (THEME OF SPYING)
Themes: Spying, Corruption, Prostitution, Humanity, Death
Hamlet paces back and forth in a 200 yard long hall for 4 hours, thinking, as well as getting his exercise.
To be an honest man is 1 in a 1,000.
Dreams: dreams are but a shadow. Heroes and Kings are but the shadow of the lower class.
Hamlet and Polonius talk face to face. Hamlet calls him a fishmonger, and insults him in other ways as well.
Norway had no idea on what Fortinbras had done to their country. (CORRUPTION)
Polonius reads aloud a letter supposedly written by Hamlet to Ophelia, that states his status and mood towards her. (THEME OF SPYING)
Themes: Spying, Corruption, Prostitution, Humanity, Death
Hamlet paces back and forth in a 200 yard long hall for 4 hours, thinking, as well as getting his exercise.
To be an honest man is 1 in a 1,000.
- Denmark is a prison / World is one (Motif: Prostitution)
- Fortune - uses men
- Polonius - Pimp - Sells his family for political power
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern - Sells children memories / loyalty for royal service
- King and Queen spying on Hamlet with Polonius and with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
- Polonius spying on Laertes and Hamlet (also watching Ophelia)
- Hamlet - Spying on everyone by acting mad
- Hamlet - Son of sunlight or the worm
- Old King Hamlet - Sun God
- Claudius - Serpent
- Ophelia - Flower
- Polonius/Rosencrantz/Guildenstern - Weeds?
Dreams: dreams are but a shadow. Heroes and Kings are but the shadow of the lower class.
Hamlet and Polonius talk face to face. Hamlet calls him a fishmonger, and insults him in other ways as well.
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