Winston & Julia
This physical "sore" represents Winston's mental discomfort
the ulcer on Winston's ankle
1984 is what genre?
Dystopian (Dystopian fiction)
What could the paperweight be a symbol of?
This man worked with Winston and was a "philologist" (an expert in Newspeak)
Syme
Why does Julia hate the Party?
It prevents her from doing what she wants
True or False- Orwell believed that a society such as Oceania would undergo a revolution.
FALSE. This novel was a warning that if a society like this was real, it may endure for a very long time! He describes the Proles as not being able to revolt, so this society was a big fear of his.
"Power is not a means, it is an end." -O'Brien
What does this quote mean in relation to the Party?
The Party wants total power. Gaining power is their goal.
Comrade Ogilvy was not a real person, but someone who Winston created while working at the Ministry of Truth. What term describes what Winston did?
Double Think
What is Winston's absolute WORST fear?
Rats.
Define crimestop
the method to avoid having anti-Party, criminal thoughts
"Big Brother" is representative of...
the embodiment of the Party
Who is Mr. Charrington? (THREE defining characteristics)
The owner of the shop where Winston buys his journal, Winston's landlord for the apartment he and Julia often go to, and a member of the Thought Police.
He hates her because she is young and beautiful.
The names of the ministries are... (Literary device?)
Irony
The quote, "The long-hoped-for bullet was entering his brain" is mentioned in the next-to-last paragraph. This could literally mean that he will be executed, but it could also be a metaphor for what?
His love for Big Brother. This metaphorical bullet has destroyed any semblance of the life and person Winston was before.
Parsons is arrested because...
He muttered "Down with Big Brother" in his sleep and was reported by his daughter
Winston has a wife, Katharine, who has no real part of the story. What does this tell us about marriage in Oceania?
Marriage is encouraged purely for the purpose of populating the country.
A theme of the novel, and a good way to describe the book, would be "Anti-..."
Anti-Totalitarianism and the EVILS of totalitarianism
"The war, (...) is merely an imposture. But though it is unreal, it is not meaningless. It eats up the surplus of consumable goods, and it helps to preserve the special mental atmosphere that a hierarchical society needs." - Goldstein in The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism
What does this quote say about the purpose of the war?
The reason the superpowers are at war is to make sure that consumer goods are always in short supply.
Winston remembers seeing the three traitors who were in the photograph and have since been vaporized. Where did he see them?
The Chestnut Tree Cafe