Room 101 George Orwell Analysis

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. Parsons is proud of his daughter for reporting him of thought crime. Parsons exclaims that he doesn’t “bear her any grudge for it” (Orwell 233), but he was “in fact proud of her” (233). Parsons feels this way because he is extremely loyal to the Party and believes in anything they do. This displays the Party’s ability to manipulate Oceana’s population. The Party forces people’s loyalty to be directed at Big Brother and the Party rather than one’s own family. The Party is creating a society in which love does not exist.
2. O’Brien states that the “thing in Room 101 is the worst thing in the world” (283). Room 101 is where The Party sends criminals to be tortured and manipulated. Room 101 is effective because it forces the person inside the
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In Room 101 Winston betrays Julia. As O’Brien is putting the mask on Winston’s face, Winston gives in, saying “do it to Julia! […] tear her face off, strip her to the bones.” (286).This must happen because everyone’s loyalty must reside in Big Brother. Winston loved Julia more than he loved Big Brother and now that he does not, he accepts Big Brother.
9. Winston meets Julia in the park a little while after being in the Ministry of Love. They both immediately confess to betraying the other. Winston “did not attempt to kiss her” (293). Julia is even more unresponsive than Winston. She just tolerates Winston, nothing more. The Party had taken their love for each other. Julia a long scar “along her forehead and temple” (291). Her face had also changed colors and “her waist had grown thicker” (291). This could mean that Julia is pregnant or was pregnant.
10. The Chestnut Tree Café is ironic because it is a bar and you are supposed to be relaxed and have fun in a bar, but it is a trap to lure people who are against Big Brother and the Party. The Chestnut Tree Café represents deception. It displays happiness and carelessness when in reality it is a trap. The lyrics “under the spreading chestnut tree I sold you and you sold me” (293) accurately represent how Winston betrayed Julia and Julia betrayed

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