1984 by George Orwell questions

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I have a questionare i have to answer and i cant answer some of them any help would be appreciated. The first ones really easy i know its just been a while since i read the book

Go on, I'll play.

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Discuss four examples which provide insight into the social and political conditions of Oceania.

These are throughout the book, but to look at them seriously, I suggest you re-read it. A few examples, starting at the front would be: lack of razor blades, quality of cigarettes, Winston's health, the state of his apartment building, the telescreens, the ongoing war....

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Why are the superpowers always at war according to the Brotherhood’s handbook? (i know the three superpowers just need to know why they are fighting)

War is peace. By having a constant war which doesn't really affect Party members at all, peace and stability is achieved internally - which is all that matters.

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Compare and contrast Mr. Parsons and Syme as Party members

Parsons is a drudge who believes everything he's told, Syme is an intellectual who sees Ingsoc as right.

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Why does Mr. Parsons’ daughter report him to the Party as a thought criminal? How does Parsons feel about being imprisoned as a result of his own daughter reporting him for thoughtcrime?

She reports him from her children's spy group training. Parsons is proud that his kids are growing up as good Party members.

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When and in what way does Winston betray Julia?

By telling O'Brien to put the rat cage on her instead.

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What happens to Julia?

We don't ever find out, although we have discussed this elsewhere. I believe gang-rape by Party members would have been part of it.

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Why does O’Brien say prisoners are brought to the Ministry of Love?

They are sick/flawed and need to be helped.

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Themes
I only have one theme that i cannot answer, basically just describe how its applied in the novel

Appearance versus Reality

Thanks for any help provided.

Pretty much the key to the whole book - defining the difference. Is reality what the Party says, or is reality something else? We can say that reality is what has actually happened, but without external references, the difference between reality and fantasy is hard to decipher. Winston feels that his memories are real, but they don't exist by the end of the book.