Chapter VIII

In this chapter, you get the feeling of how the Party and the Brotherhood are reasonably similar. O’Brien stated that Goldstein really does exist and he is the leader of their Party as know as the Brotherhood. How can they be so sure that Brotherhood really does exist and if they do how come they didn’t take a stand yet. What are they waiting for? If it is like O’Brien said that their others like them who are against the Party why don’t they take a stand and protest. In my opinion I don’t really see the difference between the Party and the Brotherhood. When you really think about it you see that they are so similar in so many ways. Winston would kill others, put acid on children face or kill himself if it’s necessary, just for what? It’s just like what the Party would have done as well. They kill if it’s necessary, the Party member suicide when they think they did something wrong. Isn’t it similar to what the Brotherhood is doing, they kill others if it’s necessary and they will kill themselves when they get caught. In the end they have to confess if they do get caught by the Thought Police, so where does their effort goes? It doesn’t go anywhere; YOU still DIE no matter what. Winston is too jubilated because he is finally taking a big step going against the Party to realize that what he is doing is wrong. He is jeopardizing his life to O’Brien, and I am still not sure to trust O’Brien or NOT.

Part II Chapter 7

Winston and Julia, meet up with each other at the room which is on top of Mr.Charrington store. This time, Winston had a bad dream about his past. He dreamt about his mother and his younger sister, which he assumed are dead. He blames himself for murdering his mother and his sister for his selfishness. He thinks that it was his fault that they disappeared because he ran away from home. With all this pain in side of him, he hates the Party more. Knowing that now he can feel emotions, he is slowly remembering other emotions other then love, hate and fear.

He thinks that proles are the only human beings there are nowadays at Oceania. He believes this, because they can feel any emotions but the only problem is that they are ignorant. They really don't care about what the Party is doing if it doesn't effect them. Julia and Winston knows that there little game of sneaking around behind the Party's back won't last that long. The Thought Police will find them soon and they will be killed, but this doesn't scare Winston, but he is afraid that when they will be caught he will be forced to stop loving Julia. But Julia states that no one can control other people emotions. Emotions are your inner self and no one can take that away from you if you don't want them too. After what Julia said to him he believe that no one can take away his love toward Julia and his emotions or what he truly feels.

Reaction to Chapter 6

Winston and O’Brien finally meet up with each other at work. This encounter wasn’t that of a big deal other that knowing that O’Brien might not be the person that Winston was hoping for. I think this, since it looks like O’Brien wants them to get caught. For example, O’Brien is mentioning Syme, but not his name, but what ever he is saying leads toward Syme being vaporized and him writing his address right in front of the telescreen. All of these events are leading my suspicious that O’Brien might be a Thought Police. Who wants to know what is Winston real motive and want to catch him in the act or just let him confess so that can be the end of Winston. Like Winston said when he meets up with O’Brien he had this feeling that when they meet again it might be at the Ministry of Love and that is where will be the end of him.

Response to Part II Chapter V

A lot of stuff happened in this chapter. Syme was vaporized, the Party members were busy with Hate Week which is coming soon, and Winston and Julia are still meeting in secret at a room which is on top of Mr.Charrington’s store. Julia and Winston are all ways in deep thought of conversation of what is really happening in their time. Julia stated that Goldstein isn't even a real person, she assumed that he is a made up figure which is to scare the people of Oceania. She thinks that the Inner Party and Big Brother just made Goldstein up, so that they can manipulate the people and try to tell them if they rebel against them, they are going to pay the same consequence, Goldstein paid. They also thought that the war that was going on is fabricated as well. They kept changing their target that Julia forgot who the Party was fighting which scared Winston because he thinks that Julia at least should know the truth and pay attention what is happening around them. He wants to make some kind of record of what they are doing so the next generation could carry on the stuff Winston and Julia left off. But Julia isn't really interested of the next generation. She was too caught up with what was happening now with her and Winston to worry about the future.

Political Act

I think that Winston is trying to state that in the olden days there was such things like love and desire but nowadays for him there is no such things. The only two emotions that is felt when your doing it is only fear and hatred. So them doing it, it's like saying that this is their first step toward rebelling against the Party. There Political Act for going against what the Party believes. "Their embrace had been a battle, the climax a victory. It was blow struck against the Party." For Winston and Julia it could be a new beginning because they both started to have feel emotions other then fear and hate.

1984- Chapter 1

When growing up, I really didn't care what really happens in the world, like most or more then half of the people in this world, who really don't give a second of thought about it. So many things happen right in front of you but we don't care, WHY? Because it doesn't effect us in anyways, so why should we care. Reading part 1 in 1984, made me realized that there is so many things we don't even know if it's true or false. In the book it says that Winston can't be sure if the books are correct about the past life, when common people were treated bad, because he knows that people like him who works for The Party changes everything so it could match what Big Brother is saying. Do we even know that in our historical text book or the books we read, the facts are realistic or fabricate. There is another question to be consider, In the year of 2007 is there any one in our society willing to stand up to the government and make a difference? The answer is a simple NO! No because like I said before no one will stand up if it doesn't effect them in their personal life. Human are the most ignorant and selfish people anyone will meet because we don't do anything about stuff that truly matters, we just let it slide past us. There are only few people who are out in this world who are willing to stand up so there voice could be heard. But do we even listen to those people who are trying to help? NO again because we are afraid of changes. When you really think about it, you now for a fact that our life in this society isn't any different then in 1984.

Reading part 1 has helped me open my eyes to see what is really happening in this world. It also made realized that even doing little things, like helping out in our community, reading books to little children or helping out in the hospitals, it could effect our society in a great amounts of ways.

I think as the story unfolds Winston is going to find out the truth about the past and is going to try to make sure that people of Oceania knows it as well. Winston will also try to over throw Big Brother and The Party. He will try to open everyone eyes to see what's really happening around them and is also going try to get the people to ask questions to themselves about, How they live is a fantasy or realistic or that do they want to live under Big Brother and The Party rules with fear of asking question or standing up against them.