1984 Quotes Flashcards
Broke the rules - courage, defiance (Julia)
“You broke the rules as best you could”
Power - power, political ideology, propaganda (O’Brien)
“We are interested solely in power”
Reality - Power, political ideology, propaganda (O’Brien)
“Reality exists in the human mind and nowhere else”
Change enemies - Power, political ideology, propaganda (O’Brien)
“We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them”
Emotions - Control, surveillance, privacy
“No emotion was pure, because everything mixed with fear and hatred”
Dehumanising the population to control them
Cure - Power, political ideology, propaganda
O’Brien tries to “cure” Winston
What is the name of the perfect comrade Winston created to replace Comrade Withers (who became an ‘unperson’)?
Comrade Oglivy