Plot Points
This is where Winston works, rewriting history.
What is the Ministry of Truth?
He is the main character of 1984.
Who is Winston Smith?
These are everywhere, watching and listening to citizens.
What are telescreens?
Where items not approved by the Party are sent to be destroyed?
“Big Brother is _____.”
What is watching you?
Winston and Julia hide here before they are caught.
What is the room above Mr. Charrington’s shop?
She passes Winston a secret note.
Who is Julia?
The Party controls this to make people forget the past.
What is memory/history?
“The power of holding two opposite ideas at the same time.”
What is doublethink?
“Freedom is the freedom to say that ____.”
What is two plus two makes four?
Winston sees this item that proves the Party lied.
What is the photograph of Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford?
This man tricks Winston into thinking he’s in a resistance group.
Who is O’Brien?
The proles symbolize this.
What is hope for revolution OR the unawareness of the masses?
Disappearing a person from history.
What is vaporizing?
“Who controls the past controls the ____.”
What is future?
The room Winston is taken to face his worst fear.
What is Room 101?
Winston’s neighbor, turned in by his own daughter.
Who is Mr. Parsons?
This harsh-tasting drink numbs emotions and symbolizes how the Party keeps citizens dull and dependent.
What is Victory Gin?
This term describes the government's language designed to limit free thought and eliminate rebellious ideas.
What is Newspeak?
“We shall meet in the place where there is no ____.”
What is darkness?
This is where Winston writes “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER.”
What is his diary?
This figure is both a propaganda symbol and the face of power.
Who is Big Brother?
The Party’s three slogans (Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength, War is Peace) are examples of this theme.
What is doublethink OR control through contradiction?
The concept of someone who has disappeared completely.
What is being unpersoned?
In the final scene, Winston realizes his transformation is complete when he says this chilling line.
What is "He loved Big Brother".