Memory and the past

Question 1

What’s in the Ministry of Truth, where Winston works, and are used for destroying scraps of paper

Answer 1

“memory holes”

Question 2

Winston attempting to remember his childhood ,

Answer 2

“tried to squeeze out some childhood memory” - Memories of the past have been tampered with,

Question 3

Winston unsure of date

Answer 3

“did not know … that this was 1984” - History is controlled, their sense of time is warped.

Question 4

Victory and memory

Answer 4

“All that was needed was an unending series of victories over your own memory.”

Question 5

Party’s slogan about history

Answer 5

“Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.”

Question 6

O’brien about the future

Answer 6

“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.” Orwell, individuality cease to exist also only one voice being powerful, world run by tyrance