Book 3 Chapters 1-3

His eyes had a wide-open, staring look, as though he could not prevent himself from gazing at something in the middle distance.
'What are you in for?' said Winston.
'Thoughtcrime!' said Parsons, almost blubbering. The tone of his voice implied at once a complete admission of could be applied himself (192).

In book 3, Winston is in miniluv and he is shocked to see Parsons. This section reveals that Parsons, a devoted party member, had committed a thought crime; his children have turned him in for uttering the phrase "down with Big Brother" in his sleep. This shows that the children are truly messed up in terms of treating Big Brother as some sort of game. The children in 1984 are only loyal to Big Brother and no one else; they only wany to please Big Brother because essentially Big Brother is like a Big Brother to them. Big brother has a "common enemy," their parents, because 1) the children don't seem to care about their parents and 2) Big Brother wants to get rid of those who disobey the party. From all this, the scene shows how the older people in 1984 unconsciously want to resist against Big Brother and fails to realize it until it was too late.

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  1. UnknownDecember 9, 2017 at 6:58 PM

    Great job of giving the details that the quote does not show and what the quote actually means. I like how you point out what the children are in Oceana

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  2. UnknownDecember 10, 2017 at 2:40 AM

    I find it very dictator-like that the Party would immediately dispose of one of their members for an honest slip up. It seems as though it doesn't matter what class you're in, if you intentionally or accidentally make a mistake, then you will be punished far greater than the crime. We have a saying that the punishment should fit the crime. But crime could possibly fit exposing each person's fear until they verbally betray their loved ones in Room 101? I don't think that this is true justice and an ideal government system in the book or in real life. I also like how you pointed out that once someone attempts to do something against the Party, it's already too late and their actions are presented as meaningless. Overall, good job on analyzing the quote and explaining the meaning of it.

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