Chapter Two's Setting & Mood

[Mr. Willhoit]

Discuss how the mood is affected by the setting being describe
throughout chapter two. Cite specific selections of setting and
explain how that affects the mood.

[Tecya Peterson]

The mood of their society is dark, dreary, and somewhat clueless.
Chapter two starts off with some citations that give this book a WWII
type of setting. Such as "Everything had a battered trampled-on look,
as though the place had just been visited by some large, violent
animal." This gives off the feeling that the place is a disaster and
there is chaos everywhere. This society has to be in some type of war
with a country or within a country to have this destruction in their
society.
Another example of a dark setting would be, "On the walls were scarlet
banners of the Youth League and the Spies, and a full-sized poster of
Big Brother." This phrase tells you that Big Brother is in control
and that his face is everywhere in the community. We know that Big
Brother is in control and does not tell the public all the accurate
information or any of the information that the government knows.

[Tecya Peterson]

[Julie Champagne]

I think there is a mood of sadness, helplessness and fear. People are
panicked about everything they do and how they act. When Winston write
DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER on the journal, he is really panicked because he
think the Thought Police will come get him because he committed a
thoughtcrime and that proved how controlled people are in that
society, the Party even control people's thoughts. Then they talked
about the kids who sometimes denounced their parents to the Thought
Police and parents are scared of their children and let them do
whatever they want.
On page 25, it is said "Winston have never been able to feel sure" and
it is the reflect of the society they live in. O'Brien told him "We
should meet in a place where there is no darkness" and it shows that
they are in a dark society and they are sick of it.
There is also a lot of cruelty because they hang people outside in
front of everybody, probably to scare people who think of rebelling
and put pressure on them.
At the end of chapter II, it is written "To the future or to the past,
to a time when thought is free, when men are different from one
another and do not live alone, to a time when truth exists and what is
done cannot be undone". By writing this he is asking for help even if
nobody will read the journal and he expresses his sadness.

[Sammi D]

This is a very good analysis of chapter two, I totally agree with
Julie. In everything that Winston describes he sounds sad and
fearful. If he thinks anything that is against what he is suppose to
think he worries if he will be caught by the Thought Police. It is a
very tense mood that creates a sad environment.

[Brittany Walker]

I definately agree with what Julie stated. Winston talks about how
O'Brien and him will meet in a place where "there is no darkness."
The setting and mood of the story is very deep, and dark. Everyone
seems to be so depressed and hateful. There is a part in the Chapter
where they talk about the "Two Minutes of Hate." Obviously, it is not
a very positive place to be if the Big Brother comes onthe screen
preaching "Two Minutes of Hate." They are not allowed to think
anything bad, or the Thought Police will attack them during the
night. Basically, they cannot do anything preaching against their
government or they will be excecuted. Page 24 states that it is
"normal to be afraid of your own children." This expresses fear, as I
stated before. The Victory Mansion where Winston lives is definately
not very "victorious." It is an old building that is dirty and very
run down. So far, everything seems very dreary and unlikable. It
makes me, the reader, kind of disgusted of this horrible place.

[Caytee Becker]

In Chapter Two, the mood seems very sad, fearful, and helpless. It
begins describing Mrs. Parson whom lead a life of fear from her
children, because the children were turned into little savages by the
Spies, All children turned out to be horrible, which made their
parents fear them. Mrs. Parson had the impression that there was dust
in the creases of her face. These creases of dust meant that the
environment she lives in seems as if it was just bombed. Mrs. Parson
was helpless from her children, they basically controlled her. She is
thirty years old with dust on her face. Thirty is not an old age, so
then why is there dust? Could it be from all of the battles and
wars? Later in Chapter Two, a victory is won. There is a gory
description of the victory. All of the descriptions of war are about
explosions, bombs, and shootings. They all set the mood of a
disaster, a tragic event. Also, Winston considers himself to be a
dead man, but it important to stay alive as long as possible. Winston
is helpless because he knows that he will get vaporized and erased
from all memory. The point of his journal, or diary, is to help
inform the future, or whom ever reads what he has been writing. He is
trying to find a way to keep his diary in existence.

On Feb 6, 6:19 pm, "Mr. Willhoit" <NickSWillh...@gmail.com> wrote: