Summarizer: Part 2, Chapter 1 & 2

CHAPTER 1
Pages 105-117

This girl fakes a fall to Winston to give him a letter that says “I love you.” He tries to not show expression because they were standing in front of a telescreen. After he reads the note, it was hard for him to focus on his work.

Winston tries to talk to her during lunch after a week.

They later meet up in the square among a crowd. She then tells him to meet him in a place in the country and how to get there and so he does.

CHAPTER 2
Pages 117-126

Julia leads him to a place where there are no microphones and they kiss. She tells him that her name is Julia and only takes parts in all the Party activities for safety. She gives him a piece of chocolate.

Winston was curious on why she liked him and Julia responds saying that just by looking at his face, he knew he was against the Party.

Julia then undresses herself. Winston asks if she has ever done it before, and she says she has many times with the Outer Party members.

-Michelle Xia (:

Summarizer: Part 1, Chapter 8

CHAPTER 8
Pages 81-104

Winston walked home after work noticing a bomb landing in the street destroying a group of houses. Then he notices an old man walking down the street. He realized that the old man might be one of the few that were alive before the Revolution and hoped to think he will tell Winston about the past.

Winston takes him to have a couple of beers and questioned him about the past. Unfortunately, the old man’s memory wasn’t so great when he tell Winston the information he was hoping for.

He then walks out and goes into the area where he bought his diary. He goes into a shop and meets Mr. Charrington, the owner, and buys a glass paperweight. Mr. Charrington shows him a cozy room above the shop and Winston absolutely loves it.

-Michelle Xia(:

Word Watcher

if you guys have words that you don;t know just tell me just it's my job and i picked words that caught my eyes so... :D

Summarizer: Part 1, Chapter 7

CHAPTER 7
Pages 69-81

Winston thinks about his wife, Katharine. She married him because she wanted to have a child for the Party. She later then left him because they were unable to produce a child.

Winston believed that only the proles have the power to destroy the Party because they make up 85% of the population and the Party doesn’t pay much attention to them.

Winston copies some passages from a history textbook that says how terrible the conditions were before the Revolution. He was curious if the textbook is factual or not. Winston questions why the Party is doing this and he so alone.

-Michelle Xia(:

Summarizer: Part 1, Chapter 5 & 6

CHAPTER 5
Pages 48-63

Winston sees Syme at lunch who was a co-worker from the Research Department. Syme asks Winston if he has any razor blades and he lied saying he doesn’t. They later discuss Newspeak. Mr. Parsons later asks Winston for the Hate Week subscription. Winston later then spies a girl looking at him, thinking she was a Thought Police spy.

CHAPTER 6
Pages 63-69

Winston is at home writing in his diary thinking about the time he picked up a prostitute, also known as proles. He described his incident but felt guilty writing it down knowing he has a wife, Katharine.

-Michelle Xia (:

Illustrator: ILLUSTRATION #2:

Page 92

This came out the right way :]

I drew the scene where Winston is trying to question the old man. Winston wants to know what life was like before the Revolution because he is uncertain about whether the history books are accurate or not. But Winston isn't satisfied because he and the old man is talking about different things. In the end, he gives up and feels that the only ones left with a connection to the past remembers things that are useless. I think this scene is important because Winston is trying to find out the truth.

-- Janet :]

Razor Blades?

On page 48, they were talking about razor blades. At point, I got confused can someone clarify for me?

-Michelle Xia

Scene Setter: Scene #2:

"Winston picked his way up the lane through dappled light and shade, stepping out into pools of gold wherever the boughs parted. Under the trees to the left of them the ground was misty with bluebells. The air seemed to kiss one's skin. It was the second of May. From somewhere deeper in the heart of the wood came the droning of ring doves." (Page 117)

Winston has an appointment to meet with the girl with the dark hair (Julia). He arrives at their appointment place, the woods, which is in the countryside and has no telescreens. From the description, the place must be beautiful because the woods are filled with bluebells and he mentions "pools of gold." Also when he says "The air seemed to kiss one's skin" I imagined the woods having a fragrant smell.

--Janet :]

Word Watcher: Post 3

Okay you guys I forgot to post some so i just put them all at once. I hope that's okay with you guys :P

1. proles (Page 88): a member of proletariat (poletariat: the class of wage earners, especially those who earn their libing by manual labor or who are dependent for support on daily or casual empolyment; the working class.) But in the book it means prostitute.
   


2. incongruous (page 99): out of keeping or place; inapproapriate; unbecoming.


3. shopfront (page 99): the front side of a stor facing the street; usually contains display windows.


4. farthing (page 100): a former bronze coin of Great Britain, equal to one-fourth of a British penny: withdrawn in 1961. A farthing is no longer used anymore after 1961.
   


5. reconnoitering (page 100):to inspect, observe, or survey (the enemy, the enemy's strength or position, a region, etc.) in order to gain information for military purposes. In a war, it's very important to reconnoitering so that no one from the enemy to find out.
   


6. shirking (page 100): to evade (evade: to escape from by trickery or cleverness). On April Fool's Day, you have to shirk around just in case someone tricks you.
   


7. proprieter (page): I can't find this... i will get back at you guy... maybe I spelled it wrong.
   


8. parement (page 100): Same goes to this one...
   


9. bowels (page 101): the intestine. My bowels are used to dispose the food particles we don't need.
   


10. rackety (page 161): making or causing a racket; noisy. The crowd of the party got too excited and the house was way to rackety.
    


11. superfluous (page 161): being more than is sufficient or required; excessive. If you are superfluos with food, you might end up with a bad stomachache.
    


12. obsolete: no longer in general use; fallen into disuse. The sock was obsolete because it's too old.
    


13. residuel (page 156): i can't find this too...
    


14. syme (page 147): i can't find this also.
    


15. incresulity (page 120): i can't find this too.
    


16. wainscot (page 144): wood, esp. oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls. Walking through a wainscot, can calm you down.
    


17. solipsism (page 266): the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist. Believing in solipsism, can make people think that you are conceited.
    


18. mutilating (page 281): to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts. If you play sport with all your might, you will mutilate your body.
    

I thought the book started using less vocabulary that I didn't know :P and I will post more stuff, things like the words I couldn't find.

Word Watcher: Part 2

ok this is for pages 65-80... it's not a lot but I did what I had to...

1. racketeer (pg 72): a person who commits crimes such as extortion, loansharking, bribery, and obsruction of justice in furtherance of illegal business activities.(this also means lovers of rackets... I find that interesting and funny.) Being a racketeer can lead to bad reputation.
2. dinginess (pg 74): of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness. You have dinginess if you stay out in the sand too much.
3. listlessness (pg 74): having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent. Some people might feel listlessness happens when you watch a bad TV show.
4. ruinous (pg 77): bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous. Walking into a thunder storm is a ruinous behavior.
5. frontispiece (pg 80): an illustration that faces or immediately procedes the title page of a book, book section, or magazine. Many children books have frontispiece as an introduction.

I hope this helped you guys (again).