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  What forms of censorship are used in both 1984 and in today's civilization?

  Posted by leger-love on Nov 9, 2009 at 05:47 PM

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  In 1984, what does Winston Smith understand about himself after meeting Parsons?

  Posted by reader21stcentury on Nov 9, 2009 at 05:20 PM

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  How does O'Brien help Winston Smith understand himself better ?

  Posted by reader21stcentury on Nov 8, 2009 at 09:35 AM

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  What is the differences between techniques used in written play and in movie?

  Posted by ghazl on Nov 7, 2009 at 11:33 PM

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  Explain the organization of the Party

  Posted by jojo8 on Nov 7, 2009 at 06:45 AM

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  How is the current government different than any previous government? What invention enables it to be like this?

  Posted by jojo8 on Nov 6, 2009 at 04:43 PM

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  How has Julia's sash changed, in Winston's mind?

  Posted by sftbll42001 on Nov 4, 2009 at 08:09 AM

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  Why does Goldstein's influence never seem to decline? Why doesn't the government ever capture him?

  Posted by sftbll42010 on Nov 3, 2009 at 05:43 PM

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  What is the collective purpose in the novel of "The Thought Police" and "Big Brother" in 1984?

  Posted by russkin14 on Oct 29, 2009 at 11:42 AM

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  In Book Three, Chapter One of 1984, Winston is in jail.  How is he treated there and why?

  Posted by sarabalara2010 on Oct 28, 2009 at 01:55 PM

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  Compare and contrast the attitudes of Winston Smith and Julia towards the party

  Posted by thegame99 on Oct 26, 2009 at 06:29 AM

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  What does Winston remember about why his mother and sister died? (Or about the last time he sees them.)  

  Posted by cowell on Oct 25, 2009 at 10:11 AM

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  How does the theme of Political control shape and mould winston and julias relationship? Analysis of the litriture is the main thing i need help with.

  Posted by skillpure on Oct 21, 2009 at 12:53 PM

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  What is a theme for 1984?

  Posted by tinkster021 on Oct 20, 2009 at 06:13 PM

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  In Chapters 5-7, please give examples of manipulative communication and state what the language really means.

  Posted by peanuts on Oct 13, 2009 at 06:47 AM

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  I wonder how Room 101 could change Winston, to the extent he accepted 2+2=5?

  Posted by fregie on Oct 11, 2009 at 09:06 AM

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  In Chapter 7 of 1984, what bothers Winston the most, along with the sense of nightmare?

  Posted by cassedy on Sep 28, 2009 at 08:03 PM

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  Compare the ways in which "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger and "Nineteen Eighty-Four" both use the theme of control and power."

  Posted by chilligirl05 on Sep 19, 2009 at 06:26 AM

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  How is authority (police, government, controlling political power) represented in the 1984 (characters and events)?

  Posted by elzabethkalo on Sep 16, 2009 at 01:02 AM

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  Is the party brutally effective in controlling the people? How? How not?

  Posted by airline on Sep 15, 2009 at 03:09 AM

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  What are the two aims of the Party?

  Posted by biffyjane on Sep 8, 2009 at 08:57 PM

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  what visual film techniques do you see utilized in contemporary television?

  Posted by ricoforrest on Sep 8, 2009 at 06:45 PM

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   describe the changes that winston goes through from beginig of the novel to the end. and the most dramatic change.  

  Posted by lashanna on Sep 6, 2009 at 05:37 PM

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  What are 4 examples of external conflicts in 1984? For example, Man vs ____

  Posted by chaseburkins on Sep 6, 2009 at 12:13 PM

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  What is an example of onomatopoeia and an example of an oxymoron in 1984?

  Posted by fredtedrey on Sep 6, 2009 at 11:44 AM

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  The Loneliness of the Dissenter.

  Posted by airline on Sep 3, 2009 at 04:51 AM

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  What are some literary devices in 1984?

  Posted by bogatoga on Sep 2, 2009 at 06:23 PM

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  What is the meaning of the three slogans, "War is peace", "Freedom is slavery", and "Ignorance is strength"?

  Posted by yazbeth on Sep 1, 2009 at 05:22 PM

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  What is the meaning of the party slogan "War is Peace"?

  Posted by mahtbarr14 on Aug 30, 2009 at 07:19 AM

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  In "Politics and the English Language" George Orwell wrote "Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable..."

  Posted by wangsta172 on Aug 28, 2009 at 08:04 AM

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  What is the main moral reconciliation in 1984?

  Posted by candyspoem on Aug 27, 2009 at 08:10 PM

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  Describe the government of Oceania.

  Posted by boleg43 on Aug 26, 2009 at 08:38 PM

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  How do the settings and surroundings contribute to 1984's meaning?

  Posted by lashanna on Aug 23, 2009 at 07:50 PM

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  Describe one of the novel's central dream symbols and what it means?

  Posted by thearsonist on Aug 20, 2009 at 12:24 PM

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  What are some examples of rhetoric in the second two parts of the book?

  Posted by sarynjumail on Aug 16, 2009 at 04:25 PM

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  why is it significant that O'Brien knows the last line of the stanza in the book 1984?

  Posted by puppylover on Aug 12, 2009 at 03:33 PM

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  Who is Emmanuel Goldstein and what is his role in society?

  Posted by jlopezc on Aug 11, 2009 at 10:42 PM

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  How do Winston and Julia differ in their views of the past in the book 1984?

  Posted by puppylover on Aug 11, 2009 at 09:35 AM

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  When Winston sees himself in the mirror is he shocked

  Posted by bcb23 on Aug 11, 2009 at 07:25 AM

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  In what scenes can I find the political satire?

  Posted by pjeshka on Aug 3, 2009 at 01:29 PM

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  Why does the Party have to keep watching Winston reading Goldstein's book? Why is the past more important to Winston and O'Brien?  

  Posted by infinitive on Aug 1, 2009 at 01:19 AM

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  Who wrote George Orwell's 1984?

  Posted by spazzzzzzzzzzz on Jul 23, 2009 at 09:23 PM

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   Brief plot summary from page 105 through the end of the novel? (plot: series of events that move the story along)

  Posted by zeze22 on Jul 22, 2009 at 11:04 PM

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  How does control of language translate into control of society by the Party?

  Posted by tgmike98 on Jul 21, 2009 at 06:07 PM

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  Why will the ruling class live on while earlier tyrants fell?

  Posted by tonydinho on Jul 21, 2009 at 11:07 AM

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  Why is a person safer in the country than in London?

  Posted by jahairabby on Jul 11, 2009 at 03:58 PM

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  What major ideas about human nature and government does Orwell communicate in the novel?

  Posted by joeygmatts on Jul 10, 2009 at 12:53 PM

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  In what ways does Orwell use satire to communicate his ideas?

  Posted by lafter on Jul 10, 2009 at 12:52 PM

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  In the book "1984" by George Orwell, why does the Party rewrite the past?

  Posted by j13 on Jun 30, 2009 at 04:53 PM

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  What is the meaning of "If there is hope, it lies in the poles"?

  Posted by lafter on Jun 29, 2009 at 01:52 PM