1984 Critics Flashcards
1
Q
Jeffrey Meyers
A
“Winston, locked in loneliness, becomes a lunatic”
2
Q
Jeffrey Meyers
A
“1984 expresses our archetypal fears of isolation”
3
Q
Kristoffer Rissanen
A
“Winston’s rebellion has been planted in his mind by the party”
4
Q
Kristoffer Rissanen
A
“The party uses hate to keep itself in power”
5
Q
Jem Berkes
A
“Language becomes a method of mind control”
6
Q
James Topham
A
“Language is degraded to such an extent that it only serves the government”
7
Q
Atwood
A
“(Winston is) a dead man walking”
