1984 Chapter 2 Part 2 Comprehension - Kayla Weis | Library

Listen to Chapter 2 of Part 2 using the YouTube video below and follow along in your book. The chapter starts at p. 117 and is about ten pages long. Answer the questions below as you read. (Start at  4:00:12 and listen to 4:20:00)

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Where does the couple meet?

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What is the girl's name?

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What treat does the girl bring?

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What is true about the girl? (Check all that apply)

She hates the Party

She swears a lot

She is a member of the Thought Police

She is a member of the Junior Anti-Sex League

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The thrush is symbolic. What theme does the thrush -- which is a type of bird -- relate to?

Self expression and what it means to be human

Fear as a method of control

Empathy and what it means to be human

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Has the girl had affairs with Party members before?

Yes, lots of times

Yes, once

No, never

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Why does Winston say, "The more men you've had, the more I love you."

If she's been with lots of men, it gives him hope that the Party may not be as strong as he thought it was.

If she's been with lots of men, she can guide him through the process of this affair more competently. 

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Why does Winston say, "I hate purity, I hate goodness. I don't want any virtue to exist anywhere. I want everyone to be corrupt to the bones."

When he says "purity, goodness, and virtue" he's referring to what the Party has taught that those things mean. 

He is a bad man and wants everyone be like him: without purity, without goodness, without virtue. 

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Something very important happens in the first paragraph on p. 126, but it is very subtle (not obvious). Read between the lines. In your own words, how do Winston and the girl spend their time?

That was above all what he wanted to hear. Not merely
the love of one person but the animal instinct, the simple
undifferentiated desire: that was the force that would tear
the Party to pieces. He pressed her down upon the grass,
among the fallen bluebells. This time there was no difficul-
ty. Presently the rising and falling of their breasts slowed
to normal speed, and in a sort of pleasant helplessness they
fell apart. The sun seemed to have grown hotter. They were
both sleepy. He reached out for the discarded overalls and
pulled them partly over her. Almost immediately they fell
asleep and slept for about half an hour.

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Why did they do what they did?

for enjoyment

for enjoyment and to stike a blow against the Party

for political reasons

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Finish this quote from the end of the chapter: 
"In the old days, he thought, a man looked at a girl's body and saw that it was desirable, and that was the end of the story. But you could not have pure love or pure lust nowadays. No emotion was pure, because everything was mixed up with fear and hatred. Their embrace had been a battle, the climax a victory. It was a blow struck against the Party. It was a _______ _______. 

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Select one passage from the chapter that is significant. Use the PDF of the text for ease. For example, select a passage that does the following:
connects to a central idea
effectively uses a narrative technique like suspense
contributes to character development
uses language choices that appeal to you, like vivid imagery, metaphors, or unique syntax
PASTE YOUR PASSAGE BELOW

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Write two open-ended, thought-provoking questions to drive discussion of this chapter during the literature circle. Below are some thought-provoking questions frames that you might use to craft your questions:
What do you think about__?
What do you think this passage from the text is saying: ?
What evidence from the text supports your belief?
What is the relationship between and _?
What do the texts say about ?
What about this perspective do you agree or disagree with?
What significance is this to ?
If _ is true, then ___?
Questions to avoid:
questions that are too vague (these invoke uncertainty in other group members)
questions that are too general (these do not ensure understanding)
yes-or-no questions (these do not elicit discussion)
WRITE YOUR TWO OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS HERE