Quotations -1985 O’Brian

Question 1

Shows naive certainty Winston has of OB

Appearance / reality - irony

Answer 1

“O’Brian’s remark must obviously have been intended as a signal, a code word”

Question 2

Shows long-standing passion W has for rebellion and what page

Answer 2

P183

“The conspiracy that he had dreamed of did exist”

Question 3

Where W thought hope would come from and what page

Answer 3

P80

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

Question 4

Inevitably of torture and page

Answer 4

P184
“The end was contained in the beginning”
Cyclical structure

Question 5

Foreboding / foreshadowing of W demise

Answer 5

“He had the sensation of stepping into the dampness of a grave”

Question 6

Describes OB and page

Answer 6

P280

“He was the tormentor, he was the protector, he was the inquisitor, he was the friend”

Question 7

W feelings towards OB and page

Answer 7

P289

“He had never loved him so deeply at this moment”

Question 8

What OB wants of W

Answer 8

“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command”.