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Paul returns to the camp, where he first was trained by Himmelstoss. But he only knows a few people there. On the days he trains his refreshing military drill training and in the evenings he reads a lot. One time he looks around and notes the beautiful nature and how the nature and the colors change between the seasons. Next to Paul’s camp there is a camp with Russian prisoners. They are all really hungry and fearful. Some soldiers are nice and give them food, but others treat them just like enemies. Paul can feel their pain and how horrible they have to life. Paul got soft inside, because he had to see all these terrible things so far in the war. The last Sunday before Paul goes back to the front his sister and father visit him. There
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Winston is a 39 year old, small and thin man. Everywhere in Airstrip One, Oceania, the face of Big Brother, the leader of the Party appears on giant and colorful posters. The capture is “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU”. In Oceania in every public and private room there are telescreens installed so the Big Brother is literally always watching you. Winston works for the Ministry of Truth as an editor. There are four big Ministries The Ministry of Peace, Ministry of Love, Ministry of Plenty and the Ministry of Truth. The three slogans of the party are: War is peace, Freedom is slavery and Ignorance is strength, which are shown on the buildings. In Winston’s apartment there is one alcove, which the telescreen cannot see so Winston starts writing a diary. This is against the law in Oceania. While he is sitting in his chair he thinks about how Emmanuel Goldstein, the Party’s leader and enemy flashes across the telescreen many times a day. “ Down with Big Brother” even before he wants to write it down he knows he is doing something really bad and he knows he is going to die in a painful way, because thinking about doing something wrong is not

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