Winston and Julia thought they had a secret — a room, a routine, a bit of freedom. But the telescreen was listening the whole time. In this brutal end to Chapter 17, Orwell rips away the last illusion of safety. Dan and Jennifer react in real time to one of the novel’s darkest turns: betrayal, surveillance, and state violence crashing through the walls. 

Things To Listen For:

• the moment the telescreen answers back
• jennifer’s call to fight back — even if it’s hopeless
• dan’s theory on using bodily fluids as weapons

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Topics Covered:

1984, george orwell, telescreens, betrayal, surveillance, state violence, winston and julia, thought police, glass paperweight, resistance, book bans, censorship, banned books