Characters
This character is a high-ranking official known for his philosophical manipulation and psychological torture of Winston.
O'Brien
The ability to hold two contradictory beliefs simultaneously.
Doublethink
This figure represents the omnipresent authority of the Party, serving as both a leader and a tool of propaganda.
Big Brother
This government facility is responsible for the manipulation and rewriting of historical records.
Ministry of Truth
"I LOVE YOU"
Julia
He is a seemingly benign shopkeeper who betrays Winston and Julia to the Thought Police.
Mr. Charrington
The occurence of having socially unacceptable ideas.
Thoughtcrime
This location symbolizes the ultimate form of psychological torture and represents each individual's deepest fears.
Room 101
One of the three superstates. The book's action takes place there.
Oceania
"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.”
Winston Smith
He is a former member of the Party who shares a critical perspective on the regime but is ultimately used as a propaganda tool.
Emmanuel Goldstein
Male and female intercourse, for the sole purpose of begetting children.
Goodsex
These devices are a constant reminder of the Party's surveillance, allowing the government to monitor citizens at all times.
Telescreens
This government branch is where the Party conducts psychological reprogramming and brutal torture.
Ministry of Love
"They got me a long time ago".
O'Brien
This character is a skilled linguist working on the Party's Newspeak project but ultimately becomes a victim of the Party's control.
Syme
Someone who has been vaporized (executed / erased from existence).
Unperson
This character embodies the strength and resilience of the working class, but also beauty and fertility.
Red-armed Prole Woman
This is the city where the story of 1984 takes place, formerly called England.
Airstrip One
"You're only a rebel from the waist downwards".
Winston Smith
This character is Winston's neighbor and a fervent supporter of the Party, known for his children’s loyalty to the Young Spies.
Tom Parsons
Government-controlled allocation of this certain food product.
Chocorat
This object symbolizes Winston's connection to the past and his desire for truth, representing fragility in a controlled world.
Glass paperweight
This location serves as a rallying point for Party propaganda, where citizens are subjected to intense indoctrination and public displays of loyalty.
Victory Square
"It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words"
Syme