the book 1984?

Question

what scene do you feel most compelled to in this book

Answer 1

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It has been a while since I read it, but a scene that still sticks with me is the one where Winston Smith and his girlfriend are in their secret hideaway and the thought police discover them and break in, breaking up the furniture and so forth. As he lies on the floor, in cuffs or tied up or whatever, Winston sees, smashed on the floor in front of him, the paperweight with the pink coral inside.

Call me overly-analytical, but I think the paperweight and the pink coral represent his insulation from the thought police. The paperweight represents freedom to him, but it's illusory. It's easily smashed and broken. And when the bubble is gone, all that's left is that pink and fragile coral.

Call me crazy, but this scene has affected me so much that I actually searched and searched until I found a glass paperweight that looks more or less like the one described in the book. Mine is a little more orange than pink, but still, I like to look at it.
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Answer 2

1984 by George Orwell

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Plot Overview

Winston Smith is a low-ranking member of the ruling Party in London, in the nation of Oceania. Everywhere Winston goes, even his own home, the Party watches him through telescreens; everywhere he looks he sees the face of the Party’s seemingly omniscient leader, a figure known only as Big Brother. The Party controls everything in Oceania, even the people’s history and language. Currently, the Party is forcing the implementation of an invented language called Newspeak, which attempts to prevent political rebellion by eliminating all words related to it. Even thinking rebellious thoughts is illegal. Such thoughtcrime is, in fact, the worst of all crimes. More…..

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Answer 3

The parts where the old woman is singing is just chilling... Man that's such a great book I think I'm going to start it again.
-edit- Brazil was supposedly one of the best 100 sci-fi movies of all time. I just don't get it. it was horrible.

Answer 4

When Winston realizes he loves Big Brother.

The epitome of the 'Shoot me now' scenes.

Answer 5

I haven't read this book, but 1984 wasn't the best year, it was 1986 cause it was the year i was born :D

Answer 6

when they're attaching the cage with the rats to his face and he breaks...the knowledge that everyone has something that will push them to break....*shudder* and I know it's true, I could readily name a few things that would probably do it to me. but it's still frightening...makes you feel kind of sick...

Answer 7

None...I hated every word and chapter and I have read most of Orwell's works..it made me sick..still does. ( I like "Brazil",the film by Terry Gilliam, though). Gives me a sense of order...haha...Room 101,yeah..I been there...No Fun.