Question 1
Either
A
For the dystopian tragedy of Airstrip One and its inhabitants to take full effect, we have to feel the power of the joy and happiness of life's potential that Orwell presents'. How far is your response to the novel determined by Winston and Julia's love affair in Part Two?
Or
B
Read the following passage very carefully and answer the following question.
Which of the features described in this passage are dystopian and what effects will they have on Winston in the course of the novel?
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him.
The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats. At one end of it a coloured poster, too large for indoor display, had been tacked to the wall. It depicted simply an enormous face, more than a metre wide: the face of a man of about forty-five, with a heavy black moustache and ruggedly handsome features. Winston made for the stairs. It was no use trying the lift. Even at the best of times it was seldom working, and at present the electric current was cut off during daylight hours. It was part of the economy drive in preparation for Hate Week. The…
