Topic choice #3 Plot
An important scene in 1984 by George Orwell is when Winston's secret room had a telescreen behind a painting on the wall. He was disobeying the law in his secret room until he and Julia got caught by the thought police. This scene is important because Mr.Charrington, the person who sold the room to Winston, was a member of the Thought Police. The Thought Police uncovers and punishes thought criminals. Thoughtcrime is illegal thoughts showing beliefs or doubts about the current ruling party. The character reacts confused and alerted as shown on page 278, " ‘We are the dead,’ he said. ‘We are the dead,’ echoed Julia dutifully. ‘You are the dead,’ said an iron voice behind them. They sprang apart. Winston’s entrails seemed to have turned into ice. He could see the white all round the irises of Julia’s eyes. Her face had turned a milky yellow. The smear of rouge that was still on each cheekbone stood out sharply, almost as though unconnected with the skin beneath." They were stunned that an echo appeared out of nowhere. It was a telescreen which monitors your behavior to see if you are not breaking any laws. This scene would fit into the rising action of the story because the story does not fall after that. For example on page 299, " You can take the whole lot of them and cut their throats in front of my eyes, and I’ll stand by and watch it. But not Room 101!’" Winston eventually goes into room 101. In the end I predict that Winston will be reformed.
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