Summary book 2 1984 George Orwell, Schemi e mappe concettuali di Inglese

Scarica Summary book 2 1984 George Orwell e più Schemi e mappe concettuali in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! 1984 – George Orwell Summary: Chapter I At work one morning, Winston walks toward the men’s room and notices the dark-haired girl with her arm in a sling. She falls, and when Winston helps her up, she passes him a note that reads “I love you.” Winston tries desperately to figure out the note’s meaning. He has long suspected that the dark-haired girl is a political spy monitoring his behaviour, but now she claims to love him. Before Winston can fully comprehend this development, Parsons interrupts him with talk about his preparations for Hate Week. The note from the dark-haired girl makes Winston feel a sudden, powerful desire to live. After several days of nervous tension during which he does not speak to her, Winston manages to sit at the same lunchroom table as the girl. They look down as they converse to avoid being noticed and plan a meeting in Victory Square where they will be able to hide from the telescreens amid the movement of the crowds. They meet in the square and witness a convoy of Eurasian prisoners being tormented by a venomous crowd. The girl gives Winston directions to a place where they can have their tryst, instructing him to take a train from Paddington Station to the countryside. They manage to hold hands briefly. Summary: Chapter II Executing their plan, Winston and the girl meet in the country. Though he has no idea what to expect, Winston no longer believes that the dark-haired girl is a spy. He worries that there might be microphones hidden in the bushes but feels reassured by the dark-haired girl’s evident experience. She tells him that her name is Julia, and tears off her Junior Anti-Sex League sash. Winston becomes aroused when they move into the woods, and they make love; the experience is nearly identical to the passionate sexual encounter about which Winston has dreamed. Afterward, Winston asks Julia if she has done this before, and she replies that she has—scores of times. Thrilled, he tells her that the more men she has been with, the more he loves her, since it means that more Party members are committing crimes. Summary: Chapter III The next morning, Julia makes the practical preparations for their return to London, and she and Winston head back to their normal lives. Over the coming weeks, they arrange several brief meetings in the city. At a rendezvous in a ruined church, Julia tells Winston about living in a hostel with thirty other girls, and about her first illicit sexual encounter. Unlike Winston, Julia is not interested in widespread rebellion; she simply likes outwitting the party and enjoying herself. She explains to Winston that the Party prohibits sex in order to channel the sexual frustration of the citizenry into fervent opposition to Party enemies and impassioned worship of Big Brother. Winston tells Julia about a walk he once took with his ex-wife Katherine, during which he thought about pushing her off a cliff. He says that it would not have mattered whether he pushed her or not, because it is impossible to win against the forces of oppression that govern their lives. Summary: Chapter IV Part 2, Chapter 4 opens in London with Winston waiting for his lover Julia to arrive. The room is filled with worn furnishings. There is a large bed, a clock, a table, a stove to make coffee, and a glass paperweight. Winston is thinking about the risk he is taking by engaging in an affair. He hears a woman singing outside while she hangs baby diapers out to dry. He hears children and traffic in the distance. These noises highlight the silence in the room noted by the absence of a telescreen projecting Big Brother's image and voice. Again, Winston returns to his thoughts about risk and how this place will only be safe for a few weeks. He fantasizes about what it would be like to be married and to have their own place while at the same time recognizing that what they are doing now is ''lunacy'' and as if both of them are ''intentionally stepping nearer to their graves.'' He knows it is just a matter of time before they are caught as nothing is out of sight of the Party. His thoughts are interrupted by Julia bursting into the room with a couple of bags. She brought some items that were reserved for the Inner Party members. Julia and Winston are Outer Party members. She brought real coffee, real sugar, jam, and some white bread. Then she asks Winston to turn away while she transforms herself with makeup. He is astounded at how beautiful she looks. They remove their clothes and fall into bed. They sleep for a while and then discuss how much time they have left before the lights go out. A rat appears, and Winston is reminded of his recurring nightmare about rats and how much he fears them. Their conversation turns to a picture on the wall of St. Clement Danes church, and they are both reminded of a rhyme. The chapter ends with Julia saying she needs to wash the makeup off her face and Winston gazing into the glass paperweight. Summary: Chapter V Syme has vanished. During the preparations for the annual Hate Week, the city is fervent with summer heat, and even the proles seem unusually lively. Parsons hangs streamers everywhere and his children sing a new song, called ‘Hate Song’, written in celebration of the upcoming event. Winston becomes obsessed with thoughts of the room above Mr. Charrington’s shop, fantasising about being there even when he and Julia can’t get there. He also fantasises about his estranged wife Katharine dying, since it would mean that he and Julia could get married. He goes so far as to dream about altering his identity to become a prole. Winston and Julia talk about the strange feeling of solidarity he has with O’Brien. Julia tells Winston that she thinks that the war and supposed Party enemies such as Emmanuel Goldstein are invented to maintain Party power. Winston tells Julia off for not being willing to act upon her politics by rebelling outwardly; he thinks that her being willing to have sex freely isn’t enough rebellion to make any difference.