1984

Question 1

three part structure

Answer 1

echoes protagonists journey

Question 2

high modality statements

Answer 2

establish a sense of finality, time of sadness is conveyed

“I have not betrayed Julia. I have not stopped loving her.”

Rejection of conformity. Orwell’s own rejection of expectations and ability to display ideas in novel.

Question 3

internal focaliser

Answer 3

positions the responder within a personal context, as well as including frequent references to the masses

Question 4

dramatic irony

Answer 4

allows reader to witness personal impacts of conformity
“Actually, as Winston was aware, the chocolate ration would be reduced from thirty grammes to twenty by the end of the week”

Question 5

paradoxical statements

Answer 5

serve as a shock to reader and highlights the governments totalitarian power and manipulation

“it’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words” Syme
“War is peace”

Question 6

cumulation of frightening visual imagery

Answer 6

reflects propaganda for nazi germany, used to propagate xenophobia across germany

“Expressionless Mongolian face and enormous boots, a sub machine gun pointed from his hip”

Question 7

lack of punctuation

Answer 7

visual representation of Winstons diary, emphasises his hysteria as he protests against the party privately
“they’ll shoot me i don’t care”

Question 8

letter format

Answer 8

directs a message directly to audience, open to future or past.

Orwell advocates for truth, individuality and freedom

“To a time when thought is free… men are different from one another… truth exists… from the age of uniformity… solitude… doublethink… greetings!”

Question 9

auditory military imagery, hyperbole

Answer 9

ongoing indoctrination through media expresses Orwell’s perspective of the media being a propaganda machine

“The Hate Song… was endlessly playing on the telescreens… to the tramp of marching feet”