Kelly Flashcards

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Ministry of Truth

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where Winston works to rewrite the truth and erase the past; O’Brien, Syme, Parsons and Julia work here doing various jobs as well

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Winston

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39; fairly bright; average; whines and is dissatisfied; works in the Ministry of Truth where he rewrites the truth

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Julia

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the girl Winston is attracted to; a rebel from the waist down

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Ministry of Love

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where Room 101 is

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Newspeak

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making fewer words available to use; a new vocabulary that limits expression

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O’Brien

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watches over Winston for 7 years; controls what happens to Winston in the Ministry of Love and Room 101

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Mr. Charrington

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secretly works for the Thought Police; sells Winston the diary and paperweight; turns in Winston and Julia

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Golden Country

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Winston dreams of this place; where Winston sees Julia remove her clothing and “views the sunlit ruins” with Julia, his mom and O’Brien

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Tom Parsons

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smells of sweat; not very bright; proud of his children; dedicated to The Party–even after he is imprisoned

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Victory Mansions

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old apartment building where Winston lives

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Proles

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the lower class of people that make up 85% of the population; unimportant; have no telescreens and are viewed as expendable by The Party

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Telescreen

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screen in every single room in every single building except for the proles; it is controlled by The Party and watches every move

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Thoughtcrime

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causes Winston to believe he is a goner – he is right

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Vaporized

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simply means that a person no longer exists; to become an unperson; Syme gets vaporized because he was too smart and spoke too plainly

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Goldstein

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the enemy of The Party; Hate Week is focused on him

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Syme

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unusually smart and gets vaporized as a result; job is to develop Newspeak by taking words out of it

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Oceania

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the setting of the novel; has no sense of emotion except for fear and paranoia; a dystopian society –the opposite of a utopia