1984 (Class Notes) Study Guide Graded A+

"In the ramifications of Party doctrine she had not the faintest interest. Whenever he began to talk of the principles of Ingsoc, doublethink, the mutability of the past and the denial of objective reality, and to use Newspeak words, she became bored and confused and said that she never paid any attention to that kind of thing. One knew that it was all rubbish, so why let oneself be worried by it? She knew when to cheer and when to boo, and that was all one needed. If he persisted in talking of such subjects, she had a disconcerting habit of falling asleep. She was one of those people who can go to sleep at any hour and in any position. Talking to her, he realized how easy it was to present an appearance of orthodoxy while having no grasp whatever of what orthodoxy meant." {Ans: -sardonic, satirical; people give the appearance of knowing about a subject without really knowing anything -the party is most successful with people who don't understand what's happening to them}"How easy it all was! Only surrender, and everything else followed. It was like swimming against a current that swept you backwards however hard you