Ahmad's+notes+chapter+1

pg. 3 '//...and the clocks were striking thirteen' -//Shows the irregularity of the society since in the real world, clocks never strike thirteen. Foreshadows to the reader the nature of the society. '//The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats' -//the atmosphere of the place in which party workers live is similar to that of a prison or similar institutions '//...who was thirty-nine and had a varicose ulcer above his right ankle.' -//Winston's poor physical condition mirrors his oppressed mental condition pg. 4 '//...his skin roughened by coarse soap and blunt razor blades and the cold of the winter that had just ended.' -//same point as previous one pg. 5 '...//his place of work towered vast and white above the grimy landscape' -//Shows the contrast that exists between imperious state of party and downtrodden state of the rest of the country. Also links to the theme of sub-conscious brainwashing '//WAR IS PEACE; FREEDOM IS SLAVERY; IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH'// -Paradoxical nature of slogans shows the internal contradictions upon which the society is based, links to the idea of doublethink pg. 7 '//VICTORY GIN. It gave off a sickly, oily smell' -// ironic use of word victory since object has no joy pg. 8 '//It was a peculiarly beautiful book.'// - The book, which is a symbol of the past, is described in the opposite way to the descriptions of current objects; connotations of joy and happiness compared to those of grief and suffering pg. 9 '//To begin with he did not know with any certainty that this was 1984'// -Shows true extent of party's mind control pg. 15 '//Before the Hate had proceeded for thirty seconds, un-controlable exclamations of rage were breaking out from half the people in the room' -//Shows the party controls emotional releases. In this case the emotion is fierce hatred, which is used to drive people to devote their lives to the party. '//In its second minute the Hate rose to a frenzy.' -//Shows the emphasis placed upon Hate. pg. 21 '//You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years, but sooner r later they were bound to get you.' -//We see the true extent to which party wants to homogenize its workers i.e. to the extent that even they're thoughts are monitored. Also shows the power of the party because the people are completely helpless and powerless against them in the sense that they can never 'win' against the party.