1. Comparing and Contrast - The Play Crucible and Novel 1984
... own opinion. "Is it your opinion, Winston, that the past has real existence?" Like a tutor preparing the student for a test, O"Brien quizzes Winston on the history of Oceania and the meaning of subjective reality. He tries to force Winston to believe that two plus two equals five because that is what the Party says. "How many fingers, Winston?" "Four." The electric ... duty for every puritan to know this. "Theology, sir, is a fortress; no crack in a fortress may be accounted as small" (Act2, pg 65) Things like this were not accepted in a superstitious society like Salem. This made the s...
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