1984 Review -characters

Question 1

Winston

Answer 1

The protagonist; a 39-year-old man; writes his innermost thoughts in his diary; maintains a love affair with a younger woman; is made “sane” by the Party

Question 2

Tom Parsons

Answer 2

big; stupid; athletic; a seemingly devout follower of Big Brother; he is proud of his daughter for turning him in to the Thought Police; shouts, “Down with Big Brother” in his sleep

Question 2

Mrs. Parsons

Answer 2

is terrified of her children; the needy neighbor of the protagonist; seems to -and does- have dust in the creases on her face; approximately 30

Question 3

Julia

Answer 3

Winston’s “love interest”; only a rebel from the waist down; betrays Winston

Question 4

Mr. Charrington

Answer 4

the shop owner who sells the paperweight and diary to the protagonist and rent the apartment to him; a member of the Thought Police; a little old-ish man with glasses

Question 5

Thought Police

Answer 5

the group responsible for finding those who have thoughts differing from The Party and/or Big Brother

Question 6

The Party

Answer 6

the group that carries out the plan and wishes of Big Brother

Question 7

The Inner Party

Answer 7

O’Brien is a member of this group; they can turn off the telescreen for 30 minutes at a time and have “real” items such as wine, sugar, tea and coffee; this group is relatively small

Question 8

The Outer Party

Answer 8

Julia and Winston are members of this group; they have some responsibilities for carrying out the plans and wishes of Big Brother, but have no freedom; they are always monitored through the use of telescreens; forced to consume poor quality items such as Victory Gin and Victory Cigarettes; they are only allowed to marry to produce children for The Party; love, loyalty and friendship are prohibited

Question 9

Victory Mansions

Answer 9

where the protagonist lives; dirty, drafty and smells like cabbage

Question 10

Doublethink

Answer 10

the ability to suppress logical thought and blindly accept whatever The Party presents as fact

Question 11

Doublespeak

Answer 11

language intended to distort, misrepresent or obscure its real meaning; sometimes takes the form of a euphemism such as “ethnic cleansing”

Question 12

Newspeak

Answer 12

the only language that actually gets smaller with each passing year; its goal is to limit the ability to express emotions and creativity until emotions and creativity no longer exist.