in relation to 1984

“where the edges are we aren’t sure, they vary, according to the attacks and counterattacks; but this is the centre, where nothing moves” (ch5, pg 29)

“Gilead is within you” (ch5, pg29)

“we are fascinated, but also repelled. they seem undressed. it has taken so little time to change our minds, about things like this.” (ch5, pg34)

• in other dystopian novels, eg 1984, the protagonist is often anti-regime n narrating from the pov of an external audience, aware of the injustice, but realistically one’s mindset would conform and be conditioned to the new society

“that’s one of the things they do. they force you to kill, within yourself” (ch29, pg199)

“the Eyes of God run over all the earth” (ch29, pg199)