Family and children Flashcards
What is desire said to be?
“Desire was thoughtcrime”
Why are women in 1984 so loyal to the party?
“Chastity” is “deeply ingrained” in the women like the “Party loyalty”
What is said about conditioning in 1984?
“early conditioning” by “games” and in “Spies” and “Youth League”
What is said about sexual acts?
“The sexual act successfully performed, was rebellion”
Katharine described intercourse as…
“making a baby” or “our duty to the Party” “The women of the Party were all alike” Simile A Brave New World reproducing to make everyone similar
Regarding sex what did the Party want to do
“kill the sex instinct” Links to The Nazi and Abortion
” prevent men and women from forming loyalties which it might not be able to control” yet this is proved to be not a problem with Julia and Winston’s betrayal
