1984. Chapter 7

• Why does Winston state that “If there was hope, it must lie with the proles.”

• How are the proles presented in the novel? What kind of people are they? How are they treated differently from the Inner and Outer Party and why?

• How does the Party represent capitalists before the Revolution?

• Who is Big Brother, Goldstein, Jones, Aaronson and Rutherford? What is their story?

• What is the Chestnut Tree Café?

• What is the significance of the photograph found by Winston?

• What does Winston do with the photograph?

• How does Winston feel about O’Brien?

• Anton, your question to Dasha, please

• Dasha, your question to Anton, please