Nineteen eighty-four Flashcards

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1
Q

Big brothers political agenda:

A

to have the entire population of oceania blindly follow orders and eliminate the possibility of anyone opposing his regime to resume a totalitarian dictatorship.

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2
Q

“Don’t you see that the whole aim of ___ is to ___ the ___ of thought” -Syme
TECHNIQUE:

A

newspeak
narrow
range
INVERTED LEXICON/IRONY

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3
Q

“In the end we shall make ____-___ literally ____ because there will be no ____ in which to express it”- Syme
TECHNIQUE:

A

thought-crime
impossible
words
IRONY (thought shouldn’t be impossible)

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4
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“the ____ of the party will change.. how could you have a ____ like ‘freedom is slavery’ when the ____ of freedom has been abolished.. there will be no ____” - Syme
TECHNIQUE:

A
literature
slogan
concept
thought
IRONY
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5
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“They cannot get _____ of you. If you feel that staying ____ is worth while, even when it can’t have any ____ whatever, you’ve ____ them” - Winston
TECHNIQUE:

A
inside
human
result
beaten
IRONY
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6
Q

“___ was yours, except the few ___ _____ inside your skull.” - Winston
TECHNIQUE:

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nothing
cubic centimetres
DRAMATIC TONE

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7
Q

“You are a ____ learner winston” - O’brien
‘how ___ i help it? … two and two are four’ - Winston
“.._____ they are five” - O’brien
TECHNIQUE:

A

slow
can
sometimes
AMBIGUOUS LANGUAGE

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8
Q

on the table after being relaxed winston traces “+= 5” in the dust.:

A

2 + 2

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9
Q

“he ____ big brother”

A

loved

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10
Q

“_____ WITH BIG BROTHER
_____ WITH BIG BROTHER
_____ WITH BIG BROTHER”
TECHNIQUE:

A

DOWN
DOWN
DOWN

REPETITION

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