1984 Flashcards
define science fiction
a form of fiction that deals with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals
when was 1984 published
June 8, 1949
how many novels did Orwell publish before he died
9
how did Orwell die
of tuberculosis in January 1950
define Big Brother
-government figure, a symbol, instills fear, always watching
define newspeak
the official language of Oceania
define doublethink
the act of simultaneously accepting two contradictory beliefs as correct
define thoughtcrime
the act of committing a crime in your thoughts against the government
define hate week
-all party members let out all their rage on the enemy
-redirects hatred from the party to the enemy
define thought police
-replaces traditional law enforcement
-serve as the judge, jury, and executioner for crimes against the party
define Ministry of Truth
-propaganda
-alters history
what happened in chapter 1
-winston entered his appartment
-he wrote in his diary
-winston went to the two minutes of hate
-he realized his hate was not directed to goldstein but to big brother
-he committed a thought crime (wrote down with big brother) and knew that the thought police would come punish him
What is the setting in chapter 1
-cold day in april at 1pm
-london, chief city of airstrip one in oceania
where does winston live
victory mansion
what do we know about winston smith
-39
-has a varicose ulcer above his right ankle
-small, frail
-works for ministery of truth
what do we know about O’brian
-member of the inner party
-large, burly, thick neck
-charming
-wears spectacles
who is emmanuel goldstein
-enemy of the people
-was a leading figure but betrayed when he spoke for freedom
-lean, jewish, white hair, goatee
what is the slogan of the party
war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength
what is evidence that airstrip one is broke
-they needed to “survive winter”
-smells like cabbage
-patchwork houses
-bomb craters that have yet to be fixed
-power out during the day
what happened in chapter 2
-it was Mrs.Parsons at winston’s door asking him to help fix her sink
-winston went to help
-two kids yelled at winston and called him a traitor
-winston went home, watched the news, and wrote in his diary
-he already considers himself a dead man
what is the Parsons’ flat like
-bigger than winston’s
-dingy, battered, messy
-has the boiled cabbage smell
what do we know about Mrs. Parsons
-winston’s neighbour, 30 but looks older
what do we know about Parsons
-winston’s neighbour
-works with him at Ministery of Truth
-fat but active
-stupid
-35
what happened in chapter 3
-winston thinks about his family and how they sacrificed themselves for him
-winston had to get up and exercise with the telescreen
-winston does not have full memories of his childhood but he remembers the first air raid that began the constant war
-winston got in trouble for not trying hard enough in the exercise
what is Golden Country
-a place in winston’s imagination
-old, field, sunny, has elm trees and streams
what do we know about winston’s mom
-tall, statuesque, silent
-slow movements
-fair hair
what do we know about winston’s father
-dark and thin
-wore neat dark clothes and spectacles
what do we know about winston’s sister
-he only remembers her as a baby
-silent with large eyes
what has the party done with the past
“who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past”
-destroyed and rewrote history until their lies became the truth
-erased peoples personal memories
how are the people in 1984 survallienced
-using a telescreen
-hidden cameras, microphones
-constantly monitored
what was a very important leap in surveillance and human nature
Jeremy Bentham’s panopticon
what was Jeremy Bentham’s panopticon
-had a central glass cylinder to view prisons
-could see out but prisoners could not see in
-they could not view all prisoners at the same time so prisoners had to assume they were always being watched
-the ulimate enforcer
what is ingsoc
-the party’s philosophy
-newspeak, doublethink, and mutability of the past
what is the brotherhood
-a group against the government
define reality control
-controls the media to only promote the beliefs of the party
what did winston’s dream about the golden country represent
his desire for freedom
-he did not care about the naked woman, but about her disobedience to the party
where did winston’s family flee during the first air raid
-the tube station
