1984 Quotes Rebellion

1984 Quotes Rebellion

1. "He could be heard , of course, but so long as he stayed in his present position he could not be seen." (1.1.12)

   • Winston starts a journal of rebellious thoughts as a first step towards his eventual fate at the Ministry of Love.

2. "He had carried it guiltily home in his briefcase. Even with nothing written in it, it was a compromising possession." (1.1.13)

   • Winston enjoys small acts of rebellion to begin with, as he frequents ordinary shops in the prole district and purchases items from the past.

3. "It was as though their two minds had opened and the thoughts were flowing from one into the other through their eyes." (1.1.33)

   • Paranoid but fanciful, Winston imagines an encounter with O’Brien that might deepen their rebellious tie.

4. "He discovered that while he sat helplessly musing he had also been writing, as though by automatic action. " (1.1.36-37)

   • His pen had slid voluptuously over the smooth paper, printing in large neat capitals DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER (1.1.36-37)
     • Unleashing all of his fury, Winston finally triumphs his over fear by setting pen to paper in the essential rebellion that contains all other crimes in itself – thoughtcrime.

5. To the future or to the past, to a time when thought is free, when men are different from one another and do not live alone – to a time when truth exists and what is done cannot be undone: (1.2.40-41)

   • By dedicating the journal of rebellion to the future or to the past, Winston is interested in large or grand scale rebellion – the type that perpetuates itself and leads to the overthrow of the Party.

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