George Orwell and the Dystopian Novel

Flashcards about George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

A pen name of Eric Blair

Utopia

A place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions

Dystopia

A futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through a totalitarian control; criticism about a current trend or political system

Propaganda

To control the citizens

NINETEEN-EIGHTY FOUR (1984)

A novel by George Orwell which is a DYSTOPIA and a warning toward totalitarian systems.

Winston Smith

The main character in Nineteen Eighty-Four, works for the Ministry of Truth

Julia

A character in Nineteen Eighty-Four, uses sex to attack the Party

O’Brien

A leader in the Inner Party in Nineteen Eighty-Four

Big Brother

The head of Oceania in Nineteen Eighty-Four

Newspeak

A form of English that the totalitarian government utilizes to discourage free thinking.