climax

[Demosthenese]

Our teacher says the climax is when winston gives in and tells " Do it to julia, do it to julia".I believe that the climax is when Winston gets caught . what do you think?

[grent]

I think you should explain to your teacher that there are several climaxes in the book. Which one is the "main" climax is merely a matter of opinion.

Also, add that the school system allows no room for free thought.

[Teacher]

I Think Your Teacher Is Right,and The Climax Is When Winston Tells Obrien To Do It To Julia But Not Him. This Is The Climax Because It Is When He Betrays Julia, His Girl Freind.

[Stanislaw]

I Think Your Teacher Is Right,and The Climax Is When Winston Tells Obrien To Do It To Julia But Not Him. This Is The Climax Because It Is When He Betrays Julia, His Girl Freind.

I agree, when Winston betrays Julia, the remainder of the book is a slow down in action.

[doublebubble08]

I personally thin that when Winston betrayed Julia that was the climax of the book. If the climax of the book was that they were finally caught then it would be falling action after that but i this that its still rising action until Winston betrays Julia. After be confesses he is let out, meets Julia again and confesses that they betrayed one another. Then he sits around, goes to work for a couple days a week, drinks and plays chess for the rest of his life. I think that part is the falling action. Room 101 is part of the rising action.

DB

[nns]

I must agree with Grent, that there are several climaxes in the book. However, if I had to choose one, I would say that the most important single climax lays in the sentence "He loved Big Brother". I would regard the betrayal of Julia merely as a step (a significant one, of course, but still just a step) towards "redemption", toward becoming perfect.

cheers,
nns

[clarke_sm]

People will always have different views on what the most climatic point of the book is, for if they do not fully understand the book, then they might say, that the most climatic point of the book is where he ultimately gives up Julia. Why? Because they are nearing the end of the book, and the puncuation is closed in.

In saying this, for me, personally the most climatic point of the book is where O'Brian is asking Winston "How many fingers am I holding up?".