[Music] in book 1 chapter 5 of 1984 Winston is in the lunchroom at work Syme his coworker joins him Simon's working on the 11th edition of the Newspeak dictionary the dictionary eliminates words from the language reducing thoughts to simple more understandable party ideologies Syme says that reading classic literature will be impossible one day even having a conversation will be impossible party slogans will have to change sam says how could you have a slogan like freedom is slavery when the concept of freedom has been completely abolished Winston and Syme overhear a conversation in another table where someone is parroting back what he's been spoon-fed Syme calls this duck speak Winston thinks I am is too intelligent to survive this world he reads too much thinks too deeply and says things that he shouldn't now mr. Parsons also works there he's proud his daughter turned a man over to the thought police an announcement from the Ministry of Plenty comes on Winston knows the reality scarcity of just about everything and general bleakness in daily life everyone listens to the announcement now the dark-haired girl from earlier is looking at Winston but hoping her glances will not be noticed but Winston does notice her and he's filled with fear he worries that his facial expression or face crime might give him away a piercing whistle signals time to return to work all the characters have some reason to be worried about their survival Syme is good at his job but he's intelligent and that's a trait that may do him in intelligent people can't be controlled and it's Winston's certainty that Simon will eventually be vaporized is this warranted judging from the reasons that people have been vaporized before Winston is likely correct but what about Parsons Parsons is proud of his kids for reporting people but pride doesn't make him safe if family members are encouraged to report each other it's only a matter of time before something goes wrong Winston's own survival is at stake too and he's aware of his facial expressions the girl it cut noticing Winston in a way that is anything but unemotional or hateful could also get in trouble with the party Winston has no control over his facial expressions around her but he's trying to and this foreshadows an important connection [Music] you