Rebellion, passivity Flashcards
Rebellion- 1984
“Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious” - Winston (metaphysical paradox)
“He turned round, for a second almost failed to recognise her.. The transformation that had happened was much more surprising. She (Julia) had painted her face”
“If you are a man, Winston, you’re the last man. Your kind is extinct, we are the inheritors (Obrien)
Passivity- A Handmaid’s Tale
“I lie, lapped in water and think about a girl who did not die when she was 5; who still does exist I hope, though not for me” - mind wanders yet body cannot
“To him I’m not just a boat with no cago, a chalice with no wine, an oven-to be crude- minus the bun” - Self respect lowered, when a man sees Offred as anything more, she can’t feeling something for him”
