In this
chapter, we learn that the apparent war with Eurasia has escalated, and the Party's attempts to
propagandize the conflict have intensified along with it.notes giant posters of Eurasian
soldiers throughout the city, and there are public funerals to mourn peopleincluding
childrenthat are killed by the rocket bomb barrages, which also seem to be occurring more
frequently. In discussing this with , Winston is struck by her observation that "the rocket
bombs which fell daily on London were probably fired by the Government of Oceania itself, 'just
to keep people frightened.'" Winston had never thought of that, which demonstrates how her
questioning of Party orthodoxy is different than his own.
On the other hand,
she believes Party lines that Winston dismisses as nonsense, like the idea that the Party
invented airplanes. He is also surprised to realize that she does not remember that, not long
before, Oceania had been at war with Eastasia instead of Eurasia. When he...
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