Quotations - 1984, Mr Charrington

Question 1

The secret room in mr C’s shop

Answer 1

Room symbolises freedom and rebellion

Place of refuge for both W and J later in the novel

Art seems to represent the past; irony as deeply ‘fixed to the wall but I can unscrew it for you I dare say.”

Question 2

Nursery rhyme

Answer 2

“Oranges and lemons”

Foreshadowing of violent execution and capture

Question 3

Glass paperweight

5 possible quotations

Answer 3

“Strange, pink, convoluted object”
- mysterious-sounding and emblematic of the past

“That’s corel that is.”
- suggests enticing aspect of past

“It’s a beautiful thing.”
- pride in the object (Mr C)

“Belonging to an age quite different from this one”
- nostalgic tone

“Because of its apparent uselessness”
- pragmatic

Question 4

Repeated motif

Answer 4

“If there is hope, it lies in the proles”

Sense of hopefulness
Downfall is worsened by sense of hope