1984: 1
How does Winston regain some of his memory?
Stops using Victory Products
What is CRIMESTOP
To immediately stop before a dangerous or illegal thought is made. protective stupidity, stopping the self from thinking or making logic that could be against the party
What is doublethink? what is another term for it?
Accepting two beliefs as simultaneously true even when they contradict one's sense of reality
BLACKWHITE
How does the Party promote their values?
What is the slogan of the Party?
War is Peace, Ignorance is Strength, Freedom is Slavery
Which wars does Orwell base 1984 of off? Must know 1 or 2
Spanish Civil War & WWII
What thought crime does Winston commit at the beginning of 1984?
Writes DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER in his diary
What is the name of the organization that opposes the Party?
The Brotherhood
What does Science focus on developing in 1984?
weapons,
How does one become an official member of the Brotherhood?
Goldstein's book
Why can the Brotherhood never be wiped out?
Because members are never told how many people are in it, only contact with 5 at most, and are told to only confess their actions
What is the Party's daily propaganda ritual?
Two Minutes Hate
Why is it forbidden that any Party members see a foreigner or colored slave?
They will see that foreigners and slaves are people too and don't deserve their treatment
Why is it so important for the Party to have the same thoughts and beliefs?
To ensure the party continues to have control, to ensure the elites can make the choices
All mistakes from the Party, such as half the posters being wrong after changing the enemy of Oceania, are blamed on who?
Goldstein is the scapegoat
Name at least 3 things Winston agrees to do for the Brotherhood while talking with OBrian
give own life, murder, lie, cheat, corrupt children, throw acid, sell drugs, work as a prole, change their appearance with surgery
Who said "There is no possibility that any perceptible change will happen within our own lifetime." and what did they mean?
OBrian, talking about the Brotherhood and how the changes will happen in the future.
Why does "Everyone in the Records Department worked eighteen hours in the twenty-four, with two three hour snatches of sleep. Mattresses were brought up from the cellars and pitched all over the corridors: meals consisted of sandwiches and Victory Coffee"
To rewrite all records to state the new enemy
What is one line of the St. Clements Church song?
Oranges and lemons,
Say the bells of St. Clement's.
You owe me five farthings,
Say the bells of St. Martin's.
When will you pay me?
Say the bells at Old Bailey.
When I grow rich,
Say the bells at Shoreditch.
When will that be?
Say the bells of Stepney.
I do not know,
Says the great bell at Bow.
Here comes a candle to light you to bed,
And here comes a chopper to chop off your head!
Chip chop chip chop the last man is dead[1]
What 2 reasons is the altercation of the past necessary?
subsidiary: party must believe it is better off than his ancestors, cannot know the truth of the past,
precautionary: changing ones mind is weakness, govt doesn't want to seem weak, so changes all records to be certain
What are the benefits of having 3 countries on Earth?
Why are all 3 countries continuously at war? And which countries are mentioned that are used for supplying slaves?
Labor power to keep the structure in tact, and "Africa, or the countries of the Middle East, or Southern India, or the Indonesian, Archipelago"
Why did the invention and advancement stop in 1984?
Lots of information was lost due to the Atomic bomb
How does keeping everyone in poverty help the government? 3 details
Surplus in military needs, not perishables and food, keeps people busy, hungry, fearful and easy to manipulate.
what are the aims of each group? the highs, middle and low?
The aim of the High is to remain where they are. The aim of the Middle is to change places with the High. The aim of the Low, when they have an aim, is to abolish all distinctions and create a society in which all men shall be equal.