Posted by Barb on October 27, 2001 at 10:01:37:
I am trying to understand the significance of the Two Minutes of Hate. Is the Brotherhood, Emmanuel Goldstein, just propaganda? Is it supposed to make the people believe there is a Brotherhood and it is bad? To me it just gives poor Winston hope that there are others like him out there and they are united together against BB. If someone is serious I would sure appreciate some input. Im 47 yrs old and this is my first Orwell novel and I am having problems understanding why the two minutes of hate?