Power and Freedom 4- Control the mind

Question 1

Part 1

Ultimately, Winston could not escape this, as the power of the Party easily conquered..

Answer 1

Ultimately, Winston could not escape this, as the power of the Party easily conquered his strength of faith. Whilst being tortured by O’Brien, Winston is exposed to the full capacity of the Party’s measures, and that their objective is not for the greater good but rather to maintain power “entirely for its own sake”.

Question 2

Part 2

As the Party controls the past, and hence the..

Answer 2

As the Party controls the past, and hence the future, Winston comes to understand that the Party can “control the mind,” and this exploitation of power provokes him to accept their supreme reign.

Understanding this, and the Party’s principles, is unfortunately the “price of sanity” for Winston, symbolizing his own descent into madness and surrender.

Question 3

Part 3

This splintering of sanity will brand…

Answer 3

This splintering of sanity will brand Winston’s mind “forever,” scarring his rationality to the extent that he cannot deny he eventually does “love Big Brother.”

Contrasting that, the fall of the Berlin Wall broke down all physical and mental foundations still holding the Stasi above the German people’s freedoms.

With the release of Stasi documents, the puzzle women sorting through each one gives those affected a “peace of mind” to understand the atrocities they endured.

Question 4

Part 4

With a revival of societal resurgence, the..

Answer 4

With a revival of societal resurgence, the German people were ingrained with more than trust and understanding, but a “yearning” for a hopeful future.

Whereas Winston who fell to the dominion of the Party, Funder demonstrates that despite the lack of liberty, freedom can be found in the ashes of a broken world.