Sunday, November 24, 2013
1984 1.6-8 Predictions
I think Winston will continue to think about rebelling against the government, but he is still too afraid to take action. He will more frequently write journal about his growing rage. Also, he will visit the junk shop more often and add to his collection of trinkets. As he talks to Mr. Charrington about life before Big Brother, they will become closer friends because they share the same opinion about the government. Thus, Winston have someone who he can trust and to whom he can share his emotions. He will convince Mr. Charrington to join his side against the government. Then, as he watches the girl with the brown hair following him, he will realize that he is wrong about her intentions. She is not an agent of the Thought Police, but she is spying on him because she wants to help rebel against Big Brother. Also, O'Brien will join them and they all will form a small, secret group which is planning the rebellion. They meet in the junk shop because there are no telescreens, so they can speak freely to each other. The other members will give Winston the strength and reinforcement that he needs to finally act. He will the try to rally and incite the Proles in an uprising to overthrow Big Brother. However, his plan will probably fail because the young Proles are too mindless and easily distracted by their petty arguments, while the older Proles are also of little use. They remember the insignificant details of time before the Revolution, but they forget about the change in their quality of life. When Winston meets O'Brien "in the place where there is no darkness," either the entire group will be caught by the Thought Police or everyone except for Winston will be arrested. Thus, Winston will have to act alone to end the control of Big Brother.
I agree with the fact that I still think Mr. Charrington will join the Brotherhood, if he is not already a part of it! The interesting thing is Winston's notebook has ceased to be a part of the plot. I find you predictions about the proles interesting. Do you think Winston will break from the Brotherhood because he wants a huge form of action now or do you think he will stick with it because any help is enough for him? I also love you vision of "the place where there is no darkness" if find it interesting that you took this as a literal place, I always saw it as the future where people were no longer kept "in the dark" about information.
ReplyDeleteMost of your predictions have been very on point! It is not exactly clear what Mr. Charrington's current position is, though he is letting Winston and Julia use the room in his shop, which likely indicates that he also dislikes Big Brother and the Party. Your predictions regarding O'Brien and Julia appear to have come true. I do agree with the fact that I think any plans made will fail and one or more of them will likely be caught by the Thought Police, sadly.
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