1984
The protagonist of 1984
Who is Winston Smith
Truman’s hometown.
What is Seahaven
The line “ghost gums begin to dance” uses this technique to give vitality to the natural world.
What is personification?
All the equipment is rusted shut” is a sad image linked to this group who suffered most from eviction.
What are children?
The line “let’s dig up the soil and excavate the past” uses this tone.
What is imperative?
This totalitarian leader is the figurehead of the Party, constantly watching citizens.
Who is Big Brother?
This character acts as the “God-like” creator of Truman’s world, orchestrating everything behind the scenes.
Who is Christof?
"Fire light flickers" is an example of what technique?
What is alliteration
“Paddy wagons” are a synecdoche for this group.
What are the police?
The sound of change in the poem is “not the noise” of this tree.
What is the poinciana?
The Party’s manipulation of history and language is embodied in this invented language designed to limit thought.
What is Newspeak?
The stage light that crashes near Truman at the start is labelled with this constellation name.
What is Sirius?
The “possum skin cloak” symbolises not only comfort but also this broader concept related to the module.
What is idenity
The WA government closed Oombulgarri in 2011 using this justification.
What is “unviable”?
What is the final line of the poem?
What is "there is blood on the truth"
This government agency is in charge of surveillance and eradicating thought-crime.
What is the Thought Police?
When Meryl returns home on a bicycle, she advertises this kitchen product directly to the camera.
What is a Chef’s Pal
Colonial assumptions about Aboriginal women using pituri suggested that it made them...
What is uncivilised
Unlike a storm, the “echoes of laughter” cannot do this.
What is pass by?
Which line ”shows Cobby Eckermann calling for a legacy of truth-telling rather than oppression?
What is “The constant loss of breath is the legacy”
Orwell wrote 1984 partly as a response to this mid-20th century political phenomenon.
What is totalitarianism
The very last words Truman speaks before leaving Seahaven are these.
“In case I don’t see you, good afternoon, good evening, and good night.”
“There is no request more sacred” is an example of this type of language.
What is high modality?
The image of tumble weeds forming “a fortress to guard the perimeter of this site” suggests nature acts as this.
What is a protector?
What metaphor challenges all Australians to never forget the oppression and dispossession.
What is "excavation holes are dug in our memory"