From: joe_f@verizon.net   
      
   "Ann Ominous"  writes:   
      
   > 1. Does everyone arrested by the ministry of love ultimately get   
   > executed, or do some get a second chance?   
      
   Yes and yes.   
      
   > 2. Are the proles watched as closely as the outer party members?   
      
   No.   
      
   > 3. It looks like Big Brother is a facade. Who is really in charge?   
      
   The Party.   
      
   The above answers are explicit in the book.   
      
   > 4. Is it possible for anyone in the 1984 universe to go through   
   > their entire life without doing something that would cause them to   
   > be arrested?   
      
   Arithmetic suggests so.   
      
   > 5. Finally, has anyone else ever written novels that involve the 1984   
   > universe?   
      
   If you mean actual sequels continued from the same premises, I do not   
   know of any.   
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   ---  Joe Fineman    joe_f@verizon.net   
      
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