1984 - Speech

Question 1

1st Sentence: Intro - Speech

Answer 1

resulting in the cost of political coercion

loss of fundamental human experiences for speech

Question 2

2nd Sentence: Context, Newspeak, impact

Answer 2

20thC communism where autocratic govt. yearn for power impede providing for the collective society
loss of language
“Newspeak”
ironically the party’s priorities for power
juxtaposition
“war is peace”
normalises two mutually opposing beliefs
“newspeak” restricts ideological premises
“ingsoc” expressible doctrine
Winston ironic
“it is a beautiful thing, the destruction of words”
succumbs to his conditioning
gives up the freedom of speech

Question 3

3rd Sentence: Proles

Answer 3

contrasting freedom of communication 
strive for artificial happiness 
censored language 
"lies in the proles" compared to animals 
juxtaposed 
"outer party" 
"are conscious of their strength" 
"conspire"

Question 4

4th Sentence: future

Answer 4

foreshadows unviable alternative 
limitation of language 
dominant principals of autocratic govt. 
"narrow the range of thought" 
ignited by the lack of words

Question 5

5th Sentence:

Answer 5

Party’s complete dominance
dissipating human’s dignity and valour
juxtaposition of language ‘proles’ and party
adverse depressing ramification of a tyrannical regime