1984 | Part 1, Chapter 8 Summary and Analysis
New Character
Mr. Charrington: kindly old shopkeeper.
Summary
London is bombed as the war continues. Winston, who sees a human hand in an alley, has little reaction as he kicks it into the gutter.
On this long walk he meets an old man in a bar whom he asks about life before the Revolution. The old man has no recall of anything significant; as a result, Winston’s frustrations are intensified.
He wanders into the junk shop where he had bought the diary. There he buys a coral paperweight from the shopkeeper, Mr. Charrington, who seems glad for the business as...
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