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1984

1984. Terminology and Background Information. Winston Smith Protagonist Churchill Julia 25yrs. Old. Minitruth O’Brien Inner Party Big Brother Always watching. Goldstein Scapegoat Syme newspeak Parsons neighbor Mr. Charrington shop owner. The Characters. Newspeak

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1984

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  1. 1984 Terminology and Background Information

  2. Winston Smith Protagonist Churchill Julia 25yrs. Old. Minitruth O’Brien Inner Party Big Brother Always watching Goldstein Scapegoat Syme newspeak Parsons neighbor Mr. Charrington shop owner The Characters

  3. Newspeak Language of the party Doublethink Denial of reality Thoughtcrime death The Golden Country Winston’s dreams Thought Police Monitor the Party Two Minutes Hate Daily public event Ingsoc English Socialism Chestnut Tree Café Location of the doomed Terminology

  4. 1903 – Eric Blair, pen name George Orwell born in Motihari, India. 1922 – Orwell returns to India and joins Imperial Police in Burma. 1938 – An Homage to Catalonia released. Account of Orwell’s experiences with Loyalists in Spanish Civil War. 1945 – Release of Animal Farm, “modern beast fable attacking Stalinism.” 1949 – Release of 1984. Dystopia. 1950 – Orwell dies of tuberculosis. 1984 – Orwell’s future. 2050 – Our future. Timeline

  5. The Political Structure • Oceania • The Country • Airstrip One • England • The Outer Party • 18% of pop. • The Inner Party • 1% of pop. • Control wealth • The Proles • 81 % of pop.

  6. The Countries • Eurasia • Country with which they are at war. • Russia • Eastasia • Country with which they are at peace (for now) • China

  7. The Ministries • Ministry of Love • miniluv • Ministry of Plenty • miniplenty • Ministry of Peace • minipax • Ministry of Truth • Minitrue

  8. The Slogans of the Party • War is Peace • Freedom is Slavery • Ignorance is Strength

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