English final (1984)

PART ONE

YOU GOT THIS GUYS

The three party slogans

War is Peace, Freedom is slavery, Ignorance is Strength

Ministry of Love

Enforces loyalty through fear, torture, and brainwashing

Ministry of Truth

Controls information, history, and propaganda (Winston works here)

Ministry of Peace

Deals with war

Ministry of Plenty

Overseas rationing and economic affairs

Newspeak

Language designed to eliminate rebellious thoughts

Doublethink

Holding two contradictory beliefs simultaneously

Thoughtcrime

Thinking anything against the Party

Two Minutes Hate

Mandatory expression of hatred towards party enemies

Winston

Beginnings journaling his rebellion; seeks truth

Julia

Initially suspected by Winston; later becomes his lover

PART TWO

"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own" Matthew 6:33-34

Julia and Winston's relationship

-Julia gave Winston note saying "I love you"

-They meet in private places like the country side and Mr. Charrington's shop

How do their rebellions differ

-Julia has small personal rebellions for pleasure; Winston seeks a deeper truth and wants a full rebellion

Important Developments

-O'Brien suggests he is against the Party

-Winston reads "The Book"(by Goldstien) explaining Party ideology

-Mr. Charrington is revealed to be a Thought Police agent

PART THREE

"Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?" Matthew 6:27

Winston's Imprisonment and Torture

-Held in the Ministry of Love

-Tortured and re-educated by O'Brien (yeah he's bad)

-Key quote: "We are interested solely in power"

Room 101

-Contains each prisoner's worst fear

-Winston's fear: rats

-He betrays Julia to save himself (Important quote on 286)

Aftermath

-Winston is released, emotionally broken

-Ends up at the Chestnut Tree Cafe

-Final acceptance "He loved Big Brother"

OVERALL OF THE BOOK

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?" Matthew 6:25

Totalitarian Control

Extreme surveillance and psychological manipulation

Truth vs. Reality

Control over facts = control over people

Rebellion and Conformity

Personal defiance vs. societal control

Love and Betrayal

Intimate relationships are destroyed to enforce loyalty to the Party

There will be a Theme Essay

Be prepared to write a sort essay delineating a theme that appears in the novel (Theme sheet)