1984 Journal #2

Motifs: "Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clement's, You owe me three farthings, say the bells of St. Martins" "Here comes a candle to light you to bed, Here comes a chopper to chop off your head" (Orwell, 98). This motif sets the overall tone of the second third of the book. It comes up in the beginning, middle, and finally the end of the second third of the novel.
In the first part of the second third is represented by the first quote, "Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clement's, You owe me three farthings, say the bells of St. Martin's"(Orwell, 98). In this part of the book, Winston and Julia are just trying to have fun. They think it is all fun and games, but they know it is illegal.
The second part of the second third of the novel is represented by Winston's inability to remember the second part of the rhyme. This represents the fact that danger is approaching, but they are unaware of it.
The third part of the second third of the novel is represented by the second quote, "Here comes a candle to light you to bed, Here comes a chopper to chop off your head" (Orwell, 98). In the last part of the second third of the book, Winston and Julia are enjoying each others' company. They go to bed. When they wake up, they are arrested for their Thoughtcrime. The motif represents the 3 building parts to the plot that are in this section of the book. It also relates back to WWII and how people would be out and about doing innocent things in the city of London, and suddenly, some planes and choppers would come and bomb the city. So it is a historical reference and used to drive the plot along. A lot of times in life we are also blindsided by something that happens out of the blue. So the song is a 3 in one! Wow, the number 3 is showing up a lot here... hmmm....
Setting: Room above Mr. Charrington's shop. Mr. Charrington's shop is an antique shop and it is in the proles section of town. The proles don't have telescreens. This is an important concept to remember because throughout the entire second third of the book, Julia and Winston use the room above the shop as a hide out. They don't think they will get caught because the proles don't have telescreens. This contributes to the overall feeling of comfort that the reader gets as they read this part of the book, making the ending of this part (where they get caught) shocking. This is how many of the Thought Criminals in the society felt when they were caught because they don't think they will get caught. So this puts the reader into Winston's place and draws the reader more and more in.
Language: "It was only an 'opeless fancy, It passed like an Ipril dye, But a look an' a word an' the dreams they stirred They 'ave stolen my 'eart awye!" (Orwell, 138). In this section of the book, we hear a lot of the proles singing and a lot of their talk. This contributes to the setting of the book.