Notes

Chapter 6: Francheska Honda
~Winston began writing in his diary
~he met a prostitute 3 years earlier standing near a doorway in the wall, under a street lamp
~had a young face which was "painted very thick"
~makeup
~red lips
~party women didn't wear makeup
~he hated recalling the story
~he continued writing anyway
~it is revealed that Winston has a dead wife named Katharine
~"to be caught with a prostitute might mean five years in a forced-labour camp"
~"purpose was to remove all pleasure from the sexual act"
~"all children were to be begotten by artificial insemination (artsem) [...] and brought up in public institutions"
~he began to think of Katharine
~"it must be nine, ten - nearly eleven years since they had parted"
~together for about fifteen months
~the Party did not permit divorce but encouraged separation (no children)
~Katharine
~tall
~fair-haired
~splendid movements
~bold, aquiline face
~married early into a sexual relationship
~"the human sound-track"
~wanted a child
~she called the process "making a baby" and "our duty to the Party"
~performing sexual acts was considered rebellion
~desire to perform sexual acts was considered thoughtcrime
~the prostitute was revealed to be about 50 years old
~she had gray streaks in her hair
~there was so much makeup on her face that it looked like a mask
~O'Brien was walking behind him
~they were face to face, he wanted to run away, his heart bounded violently, he was incapable of speaking
~O'Brien explained how he wanted to talk to Winston the other day
~he read one of Winston's articles in the Times
~he called Winston's interest in Newspeak "scholarly" and said that he writes very elegantly
~he gave Winston his address to pick up the Tenth Edition of the Newspeak Dictionary
~it was almost impossible to find out where a person lived
~a chilly shuddering feeling had taken possession of Winston's body
~"he had always known that the grave was there and waiting for him
~he had grown fatter since they released him and had regained his old colour (in fact, more than regained)
~he had plenty of money and a stable job
~"the Tenth Three-Year Plan's quota for bootlaces had been over-fulfilled by 98 percent"
~he set out a chess board
~there was an important announcement fifteen-thirty
~he traced "2+2=5" with his finger in the dust
~he believed that "they could get inside you"
~he had spoken to "her"
~she did not speak
~had a long scar (hidden by her hair)
~her waist had grown thicker and stiffened
~he did not attempt to kiss her
~they betrayed each other
~he heard singing
~"Interim Report"
~he recalled his childhood
~"he became aware that what he was imagining was a false memory"
~the trumpets played and an announcement was made
~it was a victory
~he claimed that there was a smile beneath the dark mustache and called it a "needless misunderstanding"
~Winston loved Big Brother