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NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR (1949) - Coggle Diagram
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR
(1949)
SUBJECT
Life in a big totalitarian system
Oceania
(North America, South Africa, Australia)
In an outpost of Oceania: Airstrip One
(a future England)
DOUBLETHINK
Manipulation of the population
People start to accept government contradictions
They don't know anymore what is wrong
and what is right
CHARACTERS
Protagonist: Winston Smith
Alienation from society
Rebellion against the Party
Search for spiritual and moral integrity
He expresses Orwell's point of view
His name reminds of "Winston Churchill", a significant figure during the Second World War;
His surname represents the most common surname in England and America
Big Brother
A God-like image that looks like a combination of Hitler and Stalin
People must obey him and he is omniscient, everywhere and all the time
Julia
Is Winston's lover
With her optimistic ideals she goes against the social system
AUTHOR'S AIM
to inform
To reveal facts
To draw conclusions from them
To give an interpretation of reality
STYLE AND TONE
documentary realism
parody and satire
pessimistic tone
No consolation, but cruel reality
Orwell sympathises with persecuted people
SYMBOL
Big brother is the principal symbol
of Oceania
He doesn't exist in real life but
represents the government
His face resembles dictators like Hitler and Stalin
You can see his face everywhere
It intimidates citizens
A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL
SETTING
London,in the country of Oceania in 1984
a desolated city governed by the control of BIG BROTHER
in the future
Orwell written the book in 1948
RANKING ORDER IN OCEANIA
it’s a huge country ruled by
The party
The
Inner Party
controls the country
1% population
The
Outer Party
is controlled by
Inner party
18% population
The
Proles
are the labour power who live in
poverty
81% population
The
Brotherhood
is an underground rebel organization led by
Emmanuel Goldstein
THEMES
REALITY CONTROL
TOTALITARIANISM
importance of
memory
and
trust
Abolition of
individuality
and
reality
satire against
hierarchical societies
NEWSPEAK
Official language of Oceania
(It replaces the original english)
It creates new words to empower the political party
New and simplified language
Since language is simplified id doesn't allow people to become literate and develop a self consciousness
It removes undesirable words
STRUCTURE
part I
introduction of the protagonist and the world.building
part II
Winston and Julia's love story
part III
Winston's imprisonment and torture