- The significance of the posters was to remind the people that they should not do anything against the rules and always be on their best behavior because they were being watched at all times. Big Brother is the leader of the party and he rules above all.
2. Where do we see evidence of panopticism in the novel?
- The posters of Big Brother are plastered everywhere with the words, "Big Brother is watching you." The citizens also know that there are things called telescreens, which are almost like video cameras in places that they cannot see. the police is always watching them and helicopters fly past everyone's apartment windows.They also had everyone paranoid with the idea that there was thought police in which all your thoughts were known by the party, so they could not think of anything that was against the party's rules.
3. What is the telescreen how is it used and what is its purpose?
- The telescreen was basically like a video-camera where the party was able to see and hear what you were doing in your own home.
4. What is the significance of the Party slogan: WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH?
- These words are basically propaganda. They are meant to confuse the people so that they won't try and think anything else. By saying war is peace, they won't think that anything is wrong with fighting and will accept the concept of a war. Freedom is slavery is saying that if your thoughts are not tamed then you are basically slaving yourself. And ignorance is strength is a big one i would think for the party because its telling people to be ignorant so that they don't venture off into learning new things, and instead just live the way they are told.
5. Who are the Thought Police and what do they do?
- The thought police are basically the people who keep track of what everyone is thinking. They make sure that no one thinks thoughts that go against the party's beliefs and such. It is a way of scaring the people and remind them that the party always knows what they are doing.
6. What is the Two Minutes Hate and what is its purpose?
- The two minutes of hate is where the party shows its citizens their enemies and it shows the citizens what the party does to the ones who betray them. It is a way to brainwash the people, and again show how strong the party is. It is also a way for the citizens to channel their anger so that they will not have any anger towards the party.
7. What does Winston begin writing in the diary?
- Winston begins writing what he really thinks in his book. He feels like if he writes all his bad thoughts about the party down, he won't think them so that he would not get caught by the party. He also finds that it is a way he remembers the past, when he writes things begin to make sense a little more to him.
8. How would you feel if you lived in this world?
- I don't think I would never feel comfortable because I would know that ever move I make is being watched. In a world like that it is impossible to be yourself because you are pretty much told who you have to be. You don't have your own opinion about anything and you are blinded by what is really going on in the real world.
9. In what ways in our world like this world?
- We are also constantly being watched. There are video camera's in malls and stores to make sure that we are following all the laws and are on our best behavior. In schools we are watched by teacher and high authority. We are also pretty much watched by our parents that make sure that we are doing the right things to benefit our future.We are also watched every time that we are on the world wide web.
10. Do you think it's possible that our world could become like this one in the future? In what ways?
- I think it is possible that our world would become like this. I feel that even now it is becoming like this little by little but we just don't really notice the changes. There a things now that the government doesn't tell us, they choose which things they want us to know and which they want to keep in the dark.
Bonus: What is Orwell's purpose in writing this novel?
Bonus 2: What is Totalitarianism?
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