Important Terms
Involves the use of objects, characters, or events to represent abstract ideas or concpets, often conveying deeper themes.
What is Symbolism?
Joker
Lucky you
This slogan appears everywhere and reminds citizens they are constantly observed
What is "Big Brother is watching you"?
It is where the entire novel takes place.
What is Oceania?
The society in 1984 is ruled by the Party, led by Big Brother. The Party has absolute control over every aspect of life, from their thoughts to actions. The Thought Police suppress dissent and punish thoughtcrime.
How is Totalitarian Government portrayed in 1984?
Involves constant monitoring and tracking of individuals by authorities or institutions, often used for contril and suppression.
What is Surveillance?
This character is the novel’s protagonist and works at the Ministry of Truth.
Who is Winston Smith?
This term describes the language designed to limit free thought.
What is Newspeak?
What is the Ministry of Truth?
Citizens are expected to conform to the Party's ideology and suppress their own thoughts and desires.
How is Loss of Individualtity presented in 1984?
The spread of biased or misleading information to influence public opinion and maintain the authority of a ruling regime.
What is Propaganda?
This woman becomes Winston’s lover and rebels mainly for personal pleasure.
Who is Julia?
This practice means holding two contradictory beliefs at the same time.
What is doublethink?
This location is where Winston briefly feels a sense of hope, believing that the working class might one day overthrow the Party
What is the prole district?
Joker
Lucky You :)
Refers to the process of diminishing the worth and humanity of citizens, often treating them as objects.
What is Dehumanization?
This figure is the symbolic leader of the Party, though his actual existence is unclear.
Who is Big Brother?
This daily ritual forces citizens to express hatred toward the Party’s enemies.
What is the Two Minutes Hate?
This room contains each prisoner's worst fear.
What is in Room 101?
How is Social Stratification portrayed in 1984? Name all classes and explain their role.
society is divided into three classes, the Inner Party, the Outer Party and the Proles. The Party hold all the power, the Proles have only minimal influence.
The division of society into hierachical classes based ifn factors like wealth, power, social status, race or gender.
What is Social Stratification?
This character works on the Newspeak dictionary and is “too intelligent,” which leads to his disappearance.
Who is Syme?
This mechanism ensures that individuals who fall out of favor with the Party are removed from all records, effectively eliminating their historical existence.
What is erasure of unpersons?
This hidden space initially appears to be a private refuge for Winston and Julia but ultimately becomes the site of their betrayal.
What is the room above Mr. Charrington's shop?
What are the slogans of the party that use propaganda and manipulation to control public perception?
War is Peace
Ignorance is Strength