First of all, seriously...who names a week Hate Week...I've been wondering that for a while and i was just wondering what the point of it is. I love how they find out their country isn't against Eurasia, but actually Eastasia and at first they think of how Goldstein set them up. But right away their hatred turns to Eastasia...even though they have no real reason to feel abhorrence against them. Once again the woman outside Julia and Winston's building singing a song...coincidence, or foreshadowing...i would have to say it is a bit of foreshadowing with a hint of dramatic irony. It is dramatic irony because we know that the couple is going to get busted, they just cant realize it yet.

After reading chapter 5, it makes a person feel sorry for the couple for the way they get treated and whats going to happen to them. But at the same time, it was like i wanted to say...Dude seriously, how could you not see this coming...duhhhhhhhh

9/23/08

Chapter 6 is a short chapter, but just because it is short, doesn't mean it is bland. Possibly the greatest achievement in Winston's life thus far is when O'Brien finally gets in touch with him to set up a meeting.

In Chapter 7 Winston wakes up crying in the morning because of thoughts of his mother. He vaguely recalls a sequence of events that occurred when he was younger involving his father, mother and little sister. The question is, why would those images just suddenly appear for no reason...i think his mind is trying to keep something away from his instincts. Later Julia and Winston fret on being caught sneaking around together which would only lead to extreme torture and death.

Chapter eight deals with Wintson and Julia meeting with O'Brien together to discus how they are a couple and against the party. O'Brien tells Winston that he has turned off the the telescreen so they can talk about whatever they want. O'Brien acts as if he is going along with the couple, but in reality, it is plain to see that O'Brien is just setting Winston up to get caught by the party

8/16

When reading book 2, chapter 2, I found that the turning point in Winston's view of Julia was when they had finally had a real chance to look at eachother and he asks, "Now that you have seen what I'm really like, can you still bear to look at me?" And then Julia without hesitating, replies "Yes, easily." Then he realizes that it doesnt matter to this girl what he looks like, the only important thing is that she likes him for him. I also found major irony in this chapter a couple different places. One was when she ripped off her Junior Anti-Sex League sash and later they make love. Also, after they get done getting jiggy wit it, I found major irony in their conversation about her previous "relations." Winston asks if She has done this before with other men, and she says that she has. To most guys, that would be a turn off, but to Winston, he wouldn't have it any other way.
In chapter 3, i think we figure out that Winston and Julia have different reasons for sneaking off together. Winston thinks he is in love with this girl but yet she is sneaking around because she enjoys outsmarting the Party.
Winston is obviously not thinking from his head, but from a different part of his body when he rents the apartment building. The lady singing while doing her laundry has to be foreshadowing of something bad going to happen. Her singing reminds me of in scary movies when you see a person about to be murdered, alot of times there is nice calm relaxing music and then all of the sudden the person gets slaughtered or something...so i was thinking that this could maybe be foreshadowing for Winston to be getting caught. Then when Julia tells Winston that she will someday clean the old church painting, it is completely a perfect example of dramatic irony.
At the end of this section it is very hot, in the middle of summer. Like Foster said in "How to Read Literature like a Professor", summer means youth, so i dont think its a coincidence that the children are singing that song. My prediction for this week is that someone who plays a big part in the story is going to be killed...but i dont know who yet.

I think that the old man in chapter VIII could symbolize the fact that time is getting wasted and something has to be done before Winston is too old and it is too late. He talks to the old man to try to figure out if life was different and better before the party took over. And i dont understand why he would commit suicide...i dont even see what he did wrong.
I think its pretty funny that the girl has to fall on purpose and sneak Winston that note...but Winstons gotta hit that up, its not every day that any girl will just give a guy a note that says she loves him. But just a little note from a friend can make all the difference in someone's life. Winston goes from wanting to kill himself to not wanting to, just because of the note...so thats why every little thing we do could make a difference and we dont even know it.
When Winston and the girl are at the lunch table planning to meet somewhere, it reminds me alot of when Romeo and Juliet had to sneak around to see eachother and avoid being caught. But this is getting pretty intense, looking forward to reading more
P.S. Mrs Hurlbert, you know you love me