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Tough-O-Meter

We've got your back. With the Tough-O-Meter, you'll know whether to bring extra layers or Swiss army knives as you summit the literary mountain. (10 = Toughest)

(2) Sea Level

Sure, it's filled with Newspeak and doublethinking, but you'll soon get the hang of it, Shmoopers. Isn't that kind of the point? The Party is here to ease you into these new, linguistically-based ways of understanding the world. So just sit back, relax, and leave the thinking to them… (dun DUN DUNNN!).