1984 Review

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Winston
Main character; 39 years old.
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Slogans of the Party
WAR IS PEACE, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
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Caption on the posters of Big Brother...
BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING
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What the Ministry of Plenty is responsible for
economic affairs
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Function of the Ministry of Love
to maintain law and order
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The date Winston recorded in his journal...
April 4th, 1984
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Enemy of the People
Emmanuel Goldstein
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The aim of Newspeak
To narrow the range of people's intelligence
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What did the note say?
I love you.
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What is the girl's name?
Julia
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What are children taught to do at school?
Spy on their parents
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What inner party luxuries does Julia bring to their meeting?
real coffee, sugar, milk
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What does Winston do the next time he visits the little shop?
rents the room above the shop.
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What does Winston see in the room that upsets him?
a rat
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What happened to Syme?
He vanished
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What does Winston believe about O'Brien?
He is his accomplice in Thoughtcrime
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During their meeting, O'Brien says Winston will receive ...
A copy of Goldstein's book
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What does O'Brien know that surprises Winston?
He knows the last line of the poem that Mr. Charrington had told him.
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Who is Winston surprised to see enter into his cell? What did he do?
Parsons; said "down with BB" in his sleep
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What does Winston confess to?
assassination of party members, giving out pamphlets, spying, murder
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Why does the party seek power?
for its own sake
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where is reality (according to O'brien)
in the mind
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What does Winston think will happen in the end?
they will shoot him
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What (at this time) does Winston believe is freedom?
to die hating the Party
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Where does Winston now spend his days?
Chestnut Tree Cafe
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What does Winston trace in the dust?
2+2=5
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How does Winston react to the memory with his mother?
he denies it ever happened
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Thoughtcrime
To even consider any idea not in line with the principles of Ingsoc.
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Newspeak
The official language of Oceania.
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Oldspeak
Standard English.
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Doublethink
Reality Control. The power to hold two completely contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accept both of them.
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Miniluv
Ministry of Love (law and order).
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Minipax
Ministry of Peace (war).
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Minitrue
Ministry of Truth (propaganda) - Department of the government in charge of all record keeping, history re-writing, and prolefeed.
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Miniplenty
Ministry of Plenty (rationing). The Ministry of Plenty controlled the entire economy.
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Proles
Approximately 85% of Oceania's population is in this class.
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Inner Party
Official Party members. Upper class. About 6 million individuals, or 2% of the population in Oceania, fall into this class.
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Room 101
The final punishment for thoughtcriminals in the Ministry of Love.
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Telescreen
Two way television...all party members have one in every room of their apartments.
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Big Brother
Is the leader of the nation and in Oceania is worshiped almost as if he were a god, and like the gods of most religions, is most likely fictional.
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Emmanuel Goldstein
The supreme enemy of the state. He was once a high-ranking member of the party, until he supposedly betrayed the party and begin engaging in revolutionary activities.
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Two Minutes Hate
Daily telescreen specials in which various elements of crimethink were packaged into a parade of horrible images and sounds, at which, the viewers were expected to boo, hiss, curse and release any negative emotions upon.
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INGSOC
The Party. Stands for English socialism.
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Records Department
Where Winston works in the Ministry of Truth.
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Eurasia
Was Oceania's enemy at the start of the novel, and by the end it had always been Oceania's ally.
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Eastasia
Was Oceania's ally at the start of the novel, and by the end it had always been Oceania's enemy.
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The Brotherhood/The Resistance
The revolutionary group which was supposedly led by the arch-traitor, Emmanuel Goldstein. There is some question as to whether or not this group actually existed.
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Julia
less rebellious, only rebels so she can have sex, pretends to be a member of the Junior anti-sex league
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O'Brien
inner party member, has been trying to catch Winston at the depth of his thoughtcrime for 7 years
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Charrington
a member of the thought police