1984 test Flashcards

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I. Dystopian Characteristics

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Totalitarian Government:
Surveillance: Telescreens, the Thought Police
Loss of Individuality: stripped of personal freedoms and individuality.
Manipulation of Truth: Historical revisionism

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Ministry

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Ministry of love ( torture, law and order)
Ministry of truth ( news, education)
Ministry of plenty ( economy)
Ministry of peace ( war)

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What are some ways the Party controls the citizens of Oceania?

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Big brother is always watching them, lie about history, telescreens,

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How does surveillance affect Winston’s behavior?

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Causes him to be cautious when hes being watched, causes him to struggle when he thinks things against the party

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Theme

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  1. Totalitarianism and oppression
  2. manipulation of truth
    3.freedom vs oppression ( winston desire for freedom is crushed by party desire for oppression
    4.Power of language ( newspeak)
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Big brother symbol

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Represents the Party’s omnipresence and surveillance.
- tryanny and opression

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THe paperweight symbol

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Symbolizes Winston and Julia’s fragile hope for a private life.

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Room 101

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Represents individual fears and the ultimate power of the Party to break resistance.

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How is Julia characterized through her actions?

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Intuitive, pragmatic, rebellious, naive , likes to live in the moment- she doesnt care about destroying party but js to quench her own desires

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What does Winston’s physical appearance tell us about his internal struggles?

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His physical appearance is frail and he lives in discomfort just like his emotions. His ulcer wound represents the wounds caused by oppressive place he lives in

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Characters

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O’Brien: A high-ranking Party member who betrays Winston.
Big Brother: The figurehead of the Party’s totalitarian rule.
Mr. Charrington: Shopkeeper and undercover Thought Police agent.
Syme: A Party member and linguist working on Newspeak who is later vaporized.
Parsons: A loyal Party member betrayed by his own children.

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What motivates Julia’s rebellion compared to Winston’s?

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Her rebellion against the Party is small and personal, for her own enjoyment, in contrast to Winston’s ideological motivation.

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Paradox

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“War is Peace”
“Freedom is Slavery”
“Ignorance is Strength”

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Historical Allusions:

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Stalinists russia, nazi germany, world war 2 , spannish civil war ( fascism)

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Literary Allusions:

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Orwell references Shakespeare to highlight contrasts between freedom and oppression.

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Foreshadowing

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-thhe nursery rhyme about the bells of St. Clement’s.
Here comes a chooper to chop of your head
-Winston’s musings on the impossibility of defeating the Party.
- Under the chestnut tree i sold you , you sold me

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setting

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oceania , airstrip one ( shows cultural indentiy loss)
ministries are controlling and threaten people

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propaganda

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Big Brother is Watching You.”
Telescreens: Constantly broadcast Party messages.
Two Minutes Hate: Directs citizens’ anger toward enemies.

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How does propaganda manipulate citizens’ emotions?

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Causes them to feel threatened and follow what the party tells them to do
Instills loyalty
Confuses citie into thinking the party is good

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st clementime church symbolizes

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the lost past

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vicotry gin symbolizes

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party controls peoples vices ( wrongdoings)

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winston last act of rebellion

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not betraying julia

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dystopia

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is a society characterized by oppressive control, often under a totalitarian government, with themes of dehumanization and surveillance.

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analogy

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comparison of two different things that are similar in some way