1984- Part 2 Slidedeck XXXXXXXXXX（副本）
Big Brother and the Authoritarian
Surveillance State: George Orwell’s 1984
Part 2
● What is it like to live in an authoritarian country that
constantly watches every citizen?
● How close is the U.S. to becoming an authoritarian
country?
Activity 22: Reading for
Understanding
Skim the list of questions below before you begin to read. As you read, make check marks in the margin, or write on sticky notes to
indicate places where you have found information relevant to the questions.
1984 by George Orwell (Full Audiobook)
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Chapter 1
Answer the following questions:
Why does Winston have conflicting emotions when he sees the dark-haired girl from the fiction department fall down?
Why is Winston stunned when he reads what the girl wrote on the note she gave him?
Why is it so difficult for Winston to meet the girl?
In the relationship between Winston and Julia, who seems to be in charge? Why?
Chapter 2
Answer the following questions:
Why does Winston trust Julia?
Why is Julia attracted to Winston?
Who is Julia? What are her strengths? What are her weaknesses?
Chapter 3
Answer the following questions:
Why can’t Winston and Julia get ma
ied?
What kind of job does Julia have?
Chapter 4
Answer the following questions:
Julia
ings coffee, tea, and sugar to the room above the junk shop. But she also has make-up and perfume. Why is Winston so surprised to see her wearing make-up?
Chapter 5
Answer the following questions:
What happens to Syme? Why?
Julia thinks that the rocket bombs that hit London every day are fired by the government of Oceania itself to keep the people frightened. Does that seem possible?
When Winston explains that the past is being erased, Julia doesn’t care. Is she right?
Chapter 6
Answer the following questions:
Why is the meeting with O’Brien important?
Chapter 7
Answer the following questions:
What happened to Winston’s mother? What kind of boy was he?
Winston suggests that they should
eak up before they are found out. Julia says no. Why?
When they are talking about torture, confession, and betrayal, Julia says, “They can make you say anything—anything—but they can’t make you believe it. They can’t get inside you.”
Do you think that is true?
Chapter 8
Answer the following questions:
Why is it surprising that O’Brien makes reference to Symes?
Why do Winston and Julia go together to O’Brien’s house?
How is the life of an Inner Party member different from the life of an Outer Party member?
O’Brien asks Winston and Julia to agree to do some ho
ible things. Why do they agree to everything except being separated?
Chapter 9
Answer the following questions:
Why did Winston have to work ninety hours in five days?
What is in Winston’s
iefcase?
Activity 27:
Summarizing and
Responding-
Section Two
Write a summary of the scene in which
Winston and Julia are captured the by the
Thought Police, noticing important details.