Class Questions: Chp. 4

1984: Chapter #4 Close Inspection

Describe Winston’s job. What does he do? Why is his job necessary?


Now, explain how Orwell was being ironic by giving Winston this particular job. (Remember: Irony is an inversion of what we would expect but results in something totally different.)


Select four quotations from this chapter that you think hold significance, further develop a theme or motif we have been following, or is full of symbolic meaning. Explain or interpret each in at least two sentences. Be sure to use the ten-point tracking system.

For example, one quotation that I think is particularly interesting is “It struck him as curious that you could create dead men but not living one.” (131.10). Try explaining the meaning of this sentence in at least two sentences.
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