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book 1 Chapters 2-6;

(Chapter 3, Pg. 38) "He could not remember what had happened, but he knew in his dream that in some way the lives of his mother and sister had been sacrificed to his own. It was one of those dreams which, while retaining the characteristic dream scenery, are a continuation of one's intellectual life, and in which one becomes aware of facts and ideas which still seem new and valuable after one is awake. The thing that now suddenly struck Winston was that his mother's death, nearly thirty years ago, had been tragic and sorrowful in a way that was no longer possible."

This quote stood out to me because it talks about Winston's background. It took three chapters for us to get to a little bit of Winston's past, and he doesn't even remember it. Usually, close family members play a big part in a person's life. For Winston it's different. All he knows is that they are no longer in his life and that he has to life his life no matter what. This made me think about how my family is a big part of my life and how I have a lot of memories with them. I would be really sad if I didn't have a lot memories about my family, so I can relate to the feeling that Winston has. There is also a connection between his life now and his life thirty years ago. Winston has changed because thirty years ago he would've been able to feel emotion and now he doesn't. I think that this is an example of what the Party does to people and how they just make them like robots. Also, Winston does not have anybody that he cares about. He cannot feel that way because there is no one that he cares about dying.This shows how lonely Winston is. I think that the Party makes people lonely on purpose so that they do not do reckless things like rebel. Another interesting part of this quote is the part that describes dreams. Dreams can be really realistic, but they are only dreams. However, they can still bring about new thoughts. Winston starts thinking more because of his dream about his past. My favorite part about this quote is that it is really relatable. Almost everyone has someone they care about, and I feel that this makes me understand why Winston has began to have these thoughts. When you are lonely, you can begin to have crazy thoughts. However when you are around people you care about, you have good thoughts. Winston doesn't have anybody to care about, so he has crazy thoughts because he's alone.

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