1. Winston thought that it was the Thought Police who came knocking on his door until the person knocks a second time. It turns out that it was Mrs. Parsons who comes to Winston asking for help with the kitchen sink. In addition, Mrs. Parsons is one of his neighbors and her husband Mr. Parsons is the leading figure on the Sports Committee. While Winston was fixing the kitchen sink, suddenly, her children attack him by accusing him to be a traitor to the Party since they were annoyed that they couldn’t go see the hanging. This reminds him of how afraid he is of children who were raised up by the Party because of their loyalty and gullible acceptance of the popaganda. Afterwards, he returns home and recollects about a dream of O’Brien saying,
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Before Winston opened the door, I was expecting the Thought Police to show up and arrest him. Fortunately, it was Mrs. Parsons at the door, which made me feel a sense of relief. I really like how Orwell left the last chapter with a minor cliffhanger that continue shortly into the next paragraph. I was really captivated by the tensions between the what may lie beyond the door Winston was approaching to. However, it irritated me that Winston would continue to recklessly leave his diary open with phrases that proclaim he was against Big Brother. If he got caught with the dairy or if the Mrs. Parsons walks in, it would then be the end of his movement against the Party. Since the beginning, I was always rooting for him to topple the Party with the possible help of O’Brien. Moreover, I also like the descriptive imagery that Orwell incorporated into the scene as the door open to the description of the woman. Throughout the the entire chapter, I feel that the mst significant scene was when he realizes of the major thoughtcrime he has committed, yet he accepts his fate of death. I think he is a complicated man who is still trying to find his meaning in life by suddenly finding the purpose by going against the Party. At the same time, it was interesting of how often he recalls of the memory of the dark-haired woman from the Fiction Department. I don’t think he truly hates her, but he is covering his true emotions of how he likes her because he’s afraid of being vulnerable since he
Before Winston opened the door, I was expecting the Thought Police to show up and arrest him. Fortunately, it was Mrs. Parsons at the door, which made me feel a sense of relief. I really like how Orwell left the last chapter with a minor cliffhanger that continue shortly into the next paragraph. I was really captivated by the tensions between the what may lie beyond the door Winston was approaching to. However, it irritated me that Winston would continue to recklessly leave his diary open with phrases that proclaim he was against Big Brother. If he got caught with the dairy or if the Mrs. Parsons walks in, it would then be the end of his movement against the Party. Since the beginning, I was always rooting for him to topple the Party with the possible help of O’Brien. Moreover, I also like the descriptive imagery that Orwell incorporated into the scene as the door open to the description of the woman. Throughout the the entire chapter, I feel that the mst significant scene was when he realizes of the major thoughtcrime he has committed, yet he accepts his fate of death. I think he is a complicated man who is still trying to find his meaning in life by suddenly finding the purpose by going against the Party. At the same time, it was interesting of how often he recalls of the memory of the dark-haired woman from the Fiction Department. I don’t think he truly hates her, but he is covering his true emotions of how he likes her because he’s afraid of being vulnerable since he