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1984 Book 3 Chapter 2

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  • What does O'Brien tell Winston is the party's goal?
    absolute, endless, and limitless power
  • To what question does O'Brien tell Winston he will never know the answer?
    Does the Brotherhood exist?
  • What was the first question Winston asked O'Brien?
    What happened to Julia?
  • According to O'Brien, what happened to Julia?
    She immediately betrayed Winston, and she was converted to a loyal party member.
  • Explain the situation with O'Brien and the photograph.
    O'Brien had it and put it in a memory hole and said it never existed
  • What is the matter with Winston, according to O'Brien? What is he suffering from?
    Mentally deranged; defective memory
  • Has Winston most likely been imprisoned for days, weeks, months, or years?
    months (page 252)
  • According to O'Brien, what is reason that Party bring people to the Ministry of Love?
    To be cured
  • How does Winston think of O’Brien during his interrogation?
    Winston thinks of O’Brien as the director of his interrogation and a combination of tormentor, protector, inquisitor, and friend.
  • Where was the first attack that Winston received?
    elbow
  • Where are the two places that the past exists?
    Written down (records) Human Memories
  • How many fingers was O'Brien holding up?
    5
  • What are some of the acts that Winston has confessed to?
    killed party members; distributed seditious pamphlets; sabotage; a spy; he was a religious believer; admirer of capitalism; murdered wife, talk with Goldstein
  • What happens during the second phase of interrogation?
    Winston is mercilessly interrogated by Party intellectuals until he confesses to all kinds of crimes.
  • What is O’Brien trying to get Winston to see by turning the dial?
    O’Brien is trying to get Winston to see that he is holding up five fingers instead of four.
  • What is the last question Winston asks O'Brien?
    "What is in Room 101?"
  • What happens to Winston during the preliminary phase of his interrogation?
    Winston is repeatedly beaten by groups of guards.