Characters
This character is Winston’s pragmatic lover and foil; she works in a department different from Winston and is experienced at hiding her rebellion.
Julia
The omnipresent propaganda image and symbolic figurehead of the Party.
Big Brother
True or False: Winston and Julia first meet in the Ministry of Love.
False
The seemingly helpful shopkeeper who rents Winston and Julia a room; later revealed to have unexpected connections to Party surveillance.
Mr. Charrington
A small glass object Winston purchases that symbolizes the beauty and fragility of his private world with Julia.
Coral embedded in glass/paperweight
True or False: Julia tells Winston she has had many lovers before him.
True
Name the Newspeak expert whose intellectual enthusiasm and expanding vocabulary make him dangerous to the Party and who is later vaporized.
Syme
The act of rewriting history at Winston’s workplace is centered in this ministry
Ministry of Truth
O'Brien gives Winston an address. What is this address for? Why is this significant?
O'Brien's apartment - Used to gain Winston's trust
Represents the working-class masses and is described as having potential for revolution but remains largely inactive.
Proles
The telescreen in O’Brien’s apartment has an unusual feature that differentiates it from most Party homes — what is it, and why is that significant?
It can be turned off - unusual privacy
What is significant about the painting in the rented room?
Telescreen is behind it - have been spying on Winston and Julia the whole time
The high-ranking Inner Party member Winston trusts and believes to be part of a resistance
O'Brien
The mysterious book Winston reads — name the book’s author and describe its role in the plot.
Emmanuel Goldstein - Explains how the Party controls
What is revealed about Mr. Charrington?