Chapter 8 in Book One

1. Why does Winston go off on his own? What activities is he missing out on?

2. What is life like in the proles’ end of London?

They seem to be more free than the Outer Party, and probably even more than the Inner Party

3. What does Winston think about after his conversation with the old man in the pub?

The old man is unintelligible, and he feels like his hope to find out what the past was like is almost impossible.

4. What does Winston discover at Mr. Charrington’s shop?

A coral thing.

5. What is Mr. Charrington like?

Kind of shady, but otherwise seems like an intellectual and nice guy.

6. What does Winston think when he sees the dark-haired girl outside Mr. Charrington’s shop?

He wonders what she is doing there.

7. How does one’s own body betray a person?

The body does things even though the mind doesn't want to do that.

8. Why does Winston wonder about church bells ringing in London?

He feels like that is a sign of War, which in turn in Freedom.