Newspeak
What is doublethink?
The act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct.
Who was Winston married to?
Katherine
What are Oceania's three social classes?
Proletariat, outer party and inner party
What city does the story take place in?
London
What does Winston’s diary symbolize in the novel?
The diary is used to symbolize the hatred Winston feels for the Party, showing how each time he grows further away from it.
What is thoughtcrime?
The act of committing a crime against the government in your thoughts.
Who are Winston's neighbors called?
The Parsons
Who is in charge of maintaining order and capturing thought criminals?
The thought police
Who is at war with Oceania?
Eastasia/Eurasia
What are the party slogans?
War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength
What is crimestop?
The faculty of stopping short, as though by instinct, at the threshold of any dangerous thought.
What does Winston do to sit beside Julia in the cafeteria?
He makes a guy trip and fall.
What were the massive trials and executions called?
The great purges
What are the political ideologies of Eurasia and Eastasia?
Neo-Bolshevism and Death Worship
What do the telescreens symbolize in the novel?
They symbolize the all-seeing eye of the oppressive Party and serve as a means of surveillance and control over society.
What is blackwhite?
A conceptual word to show acceptance that two opposite things are actually the same thing.
Why did Winston and his wife's marriage not work out?
It was unhappy and dissatisfying, Winston didn't like how devoted his wife was to the party
What percentage of the population does each party have?
Proletariat: 85%
Outer party: 13%
Inner party; 2%
What are the British Isles called in Oceania?
Air Strip One
What does St. Clement’s Church symbolize in 1984?
St. Clement's Church acts as a symbol of Winston's attempts to reconnect with the past. As well as how close he was to getting caught until he was utterly doomed.
What is the goal of Newspeak? What is Newspeak’s goal according to Syme?
The goal of Newspeak is to limit the speaker's ability to think critically or form any ideas that go against the Party.
According to Syme, Newspeak´s goal is to narrow the range of thought to such a degree that thoughtcrime is impossible.
What was hidden behind the picture in the room above Mr. Charrington's shop? What was represented in that picture?
Behind the picture in the room above Mr. Charrington's shop was a hidden telescreen that had been spying on Winston and Julia. The picture was about St. Clement's Church.
What are the four ministries called? What are their main functions?
Ministry of Truth: News, Entertainment, Education, and Fine Arts
Ministry of Peace: War
Ministry of Plenty: Maintain Economic Affairs
Ministry of Love: Responsible for Law and Order
What territories does Oceania control? What territories are neutral?
Oceania: The Americas, Australia, British Isles, and southern Africa.
Neutral: Northern Africa and the Middle East
What was Goldstein's Book's real name? What does the book contain?
The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism.
The book contains the truth of the Party as well as a model for how to overthrow them.