4. not an active resistance
movement
each member is required to
read the book
it is not possible to leave the
group
5. Winston: Does the Brotherhood exist?
O'Brien: That, Winston, you will never
know. If we choose to set you free when
we have finished with you, and if you live
to be ninety years old, still you will never
learn whether the answer to that question
is Yes or No. As long as you live it will be
an unsolved riddle in your mind.
6. When Winston asks O’Brien if
"the book" is true, he replies:
"As description, yes. The
programme it sets forth . . . is
nonsense".