Thursday, February 12, 2009

1984 Ch. 4

Quote
"It struck him as curious that you could create dead men but not living ones" (47).

Significance
I'm not exactly sure why I feel this is significant, this line just really stuck out to me. I guess it is because here, Winston is thinking for himself. He is not using doublethink and thinking what the Party wants him to.

Words
singlemindedness (adj)-dedicated;resolute
pedantic(adj)-overly concerned with minute deals

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