Characters
This unnamed character represents a symbol of enduring life with creativity.
The red-armed prole woman.
Julia writes this in a note to Winston.
"I Love You"
This rundown, smelly environment represents the decay of life in physical form.
Victory Mansions
"War is Peace" is an example of this device.
Paradox
This is to hold two contradictory beliefs simultaneously and accept both.
Doublethink
This character acts as a foil to Winston's curiosity.
Parsons
This quote emphasizes the surveillance state in Oceania under Big Brother.
"Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present, controls the past."
This PART of the book reflects a rapid deterioration of the world in Part 1 and 2, and focuses on "re-education".
Part 3
This object symbolizes the fragile, beautiful world of Winston's relationship with Julia.
The glass paperweight.
Winston writes "DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER" in his journal as an act of:
Thoughtcrime.
This character acts as a torturer, but also Winston's intellectual "mirror".
O'Brien
The three slogans of the Party.
"War is Peace"
"Freedom is Slavery"
"Ignorance is Strength"
This nursery rhyme acts as a motif of the forgotten past, connecting to the ending.
"Oranges and Lemons"
The disappearance of Syme (the most loyal party member) is an example of:
This narrows the range of thought to make thoughtcrime impossible.
Newspeak
Winston's attraction to whom is a mix of sexual desire and violent, murderous fantasies.
Julia or "the dark-haired girl"
The last line of the text.
"He loved Big Brother."
This recurring setting symbolizes the defeat of the individual by the Party.
The Chestnut Tree Cafe
This technique shows Winston's fragmented, unreliable memories of childhood.
Flashback
Responsible for news, entertainment, and education (propaganda).
The Ministry of Truth.
The creation of a completely fake, yet "real" person by the Party is illustrated through which 'character'?
Hint: Winston writes about him.
Comrade Ogilvy
Winston screams this as he is tortured by rats in Room 101.
"Do it to Julia!"
This physical attribute acts as a recurring motif for his repressed rage and physical decay.
Winston's varicose ulcer.
This setting is described using pastoral, romantic, and naturalistic imagery.
"Golden Country"
This item proves the Party rewrites history, as these men were in NY when they were supposedly in Eurasia.