1984 Review

Winston

Main character; 39 years old.

Slogans of the Party

WAR IS PEACE, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY

Caption on the posters of Big Brother…

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING

What the Ministry of Plenty is responsible for

economic affairs

Function of the Ministry of Love

to maintain law and order

The date Winston recorded in his journal…

April 4th, 1984

Enemy of the People

Emmanuel Goldstein

The aim of Newspeak

To narrow the range of people's intelligence

What did the note say?

I love you.

What is the girl's name?

Julia

What are children taught to do at school?

Spy on their parents

What inner party luxuries does Julia bring to their meeting?

real coffee, sugar, milk

What does Winston do the next time he visits the little shop?

rents the room above the shop.

What does Winston see in the room that upsets him?

a rat

What happened to Syme?

He vanished

What does Winston believe about O'Brien?

He is his accomplice in Thoughtcrime

During their meeting, O'Brien says Winston will receive …

A copy of Goldstein's book

What does O'Brien know that surprises Winston?

He knows the last line of the poem that Mr. Charrington had told him.

Who is Winston surprised to see enter into his cell? What did he do?

Parsons; said "down with BB" in his sleep

What does Winston confess to?

assassination of party members, giving out pamphlets, spying, murder

Why does the party seek power?

for its own sake

where is reality (according to O'brien)

in the mind

What does Winston think will happen in the end?

they will shoot him

What (at this time) does Winston believe is freedom?

to die hating the Party

Where does Winston now spend his days?

Chestnut Tree Cafe

What does Winston trace in the dust?

2+2=5

How does Winston react to the memory with his mother?

he denies it ever happened

Thoughtcrime

To even consider any idea not in line with the principles of Ingsoc.

Newspeak

The official language of Oceania.

Oldspeak

Standard English.

Doublethink

Reality Control. The power to hold two completely contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accept both of them.

Miniluv

Ministry of Love (law and order).

Minipax

Ministry of Peace (war).

Minitrue

Ministry of Truth (propaganda) - Department of the government in charge of all record keeping, history re-writing, and prolefeed.

Miniplenty

Ministry of Plenty (rationing). The Ministry of Plenty controlled the entire economy.

Proles

Approximately 85% of Oceania's population is in this class.

Inner Party

Official Party members. Upper class. About 6 million individuals, or 2% of the population in Oceania, fall into this class.

Room 101

The final punishment for thoughtcriminals in the Ministry of Love.

Telescreen

Two way television…all party members have one in every room of their apartments.

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.

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.

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.

INGSOC

The Party. Stands for English socialism.

Records Department

Where Winston works in the Ministry of Truth.

Eurasia

Was Oceania's enemy at the start of the novel, and by the end it had always been Oceania's ally.

Eastasia

Was Oceania's ally at the start of the novel, and by the end it had always been Oceania's enemy.

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.

Julia

less rebellious, only rebels so she can have sex, pretends to be a member of the Junior anti-sex league

O'Brien

inner party member, has been trying to catch Winston at the depth of his thoughtcrime for 7 years

Charrington

a member of the thought police