Part I - ?s
Winston's wife
Katherine
Winston buys this in the junk shop
glass paperweight
Literally “a place that does not exist” that attempts to eliminate all social problems as a society
Utopia
The setting of 1984
Oceania
A-N-T in an introduction
Attention Grabber - Necessary Information - Thesis Statement
Editor of the Newspeak Dictionary
Syme
How does the party view and treat the poles?
uneducated and like animals
This type of novel brings a pessimistic vision of the future.
Dystopia
The official language used in the novel
Newspeak
She wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Maya Angelou
What is the significance of Winston’s dreams?
They contain memories of his past.
This is where Winston thinks there is hope
The Proles
The basis of ideas and events of 1984.
How all citizens are monitored
Telescreens
A facial expression considered unacceptable by the party
facecrime
How does the eye contact with O'Brien affect Winston?
He begins to think that he is against the party and will form an alliance with him.
What does Winston suspect the girl with the dark hair is doing near him?
spying on him
Unbreakable divides between the upper, middle & lower classes
Caste System / Hierarchal Society
Thinking anti-party thoughts is this
Thought Crime
The author’s choice of words
diction
The significance of the picture of Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford.
It is proof that the party lied.
Why does Winston talk to the old man in the pub?
He wants to see if he knows if things were different in the past before the revolution
One component of a Dystopian Novel
Answers will vary:
A hierarchical society (Unbreakable divides between the upper, middle & lower classes–caste system).
The propaganda & education preserve the Caste system
Individuality is cancelled.
Symbols present commandments of a religious faith, & summarize & hide the aims of the state.
The constant surveillance by state police agencies.
Back story of a disaster that justifies the dramatic social changes
A protagonist that doubts the society
More advanced technologies
This part of the government is known to torture and is described as the "really frightening one." It is described as having guards surrounding its front wearing masks.
Ministry of Love
an important and noticeable recurring element or feature that typically appears throughout the novel.
Motif
Why does Winston hate the woman with the dark hair?
He knows he can't have her, and he sees her as somebody who follows all the rules of the party.
Why is the past being erased?
The past is erased so hat the Party's predictions are always right and they remain in control. The lies then become truth in the history books.
One of the technological inventions in Orwell’s time
Answers will vary:
First computer built
Microwave oven invented
U.S. drops atomic bombs on Japan
Polaroid cameras invented
Lie detector invented
Talking movies invented
Antibiotics invented
Television invented
Radar invented
Refers to anything controlling or monitoring an individual
Orwellian
Macbeth's nemesis who beheads him at the end of the play
Macduff