Control
What is the name of the political party that controls Oceana?
The party?
Who is the main character in 1984 that begins to secretly rebel against the party?
Winston Smith.
What does Winston learn about the Party's rewriting of history?
The party alters all records to match its current narrative.
What is Winston's job at the Ministry of truth?
Rewriting historical records.
Who is the common enemy everyone in Oceania is taught to hate?
Emmanuel Goldstein.
What is the device called that the Party uses to watch and listen to citizens at all times?
The telescreen?
What forbidden action is Winston doing when he visits the Prole district?
Observing and interacting with the proles.
Who does Winston think might be lying about the past?
The party or its officials.
Why does Winston secretly write in his diary?
To preserve the truth as he remembers it.
What event encourages the citizens hatred of enemies in the Party?
The Two Minutes Hate.
What method is used by the party to change past records to fit its current narrative?
Doublethink or rewriting history.
Who does Winston feel inspired by in terms of his own chances of rebellion?
The proles?
What is the significance of Winstons thoughts about the diary?
It symbolizes his resistance to the Party's manipulation of truth.
What does Winston believe about the Party's ability to change the past?
The party controls the past and therefore controls reality.
How does Winston's hatred differ from the Party's prescribed hatred?
Winston secretly hates the Party, not its enemies.
How does the party enforce control over language to limit thought?
Newspeak?
What item of the past does Winston attempt to buy from the Prole woman?
A glass paperweight?
How does Winston describe the Party's control over people's minds in Chapter 8?
The Party destorys personal memoriesand replaces them with its own version of reality.
What does Winston hope to find among the proles in chapter 8?
A version of the truth untouched by the Party.
What role does Goldstien play in fueling hatred?
Goldstien serves as a symbol of all enemies, focusing people's anger and fear away from the party.
Explain how the concept of "thoughtcrime" serves as a tool for the Party's control.
The criminalization of unnaproved thoughts prevents rebellion by controlling the mind.
What effect does Winston's interaction with the prole woman have on his growing rebellious thoughts?
His connection to a world free from party control and his desire to preserve the past.
What does Winston conclude about the difficulty of fighting the Party's manipulation?
It's nearly impossible because the party controls nearly all sources of truth and memory.
How does Winston's fixation on the truth deepen his rebellion?
He realizes that holding on to the truth is a form of rebellion.
How does the Party use collective hatred during events like the Two Minutes Hate to manipulate individual emotions?
The Party channels personal frusterations into controlled public hatred to prevent people from directing anger at the Party.