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The object of power is power - Coggle Diagram
The object of power is power
CONTEXT
Winston was arrested by the Ministry of Love and is being tortured by O'Brien
CHARACTERS
Wiston Smith
: the protagonist. Arrested for being a subversive to the system
behaviour
physically and psychologically broken by torture
represents individuality, memory, and the human desire for truth and freedom
gradually loses confidence in his own perceptions and identity
what can you do, thought Winston, against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives your arguments a fair hearing and then simply persists in his lunacy
in this scene he is confused, frightened, and intellectually overwhelmed
O'Brien
: member of the inner party. Wiston believed he was one the rebels
behaviour
Intelligent, calm, and manipulative.
embodies the ideology of the Party (his identity lies within the Party)
the Party was the eternal guardian of the weak
we know what we are doing
he wants
absolute control
over Winston’s mind, not simply obedience
men in the mass were frail cowardly creatures who could not endure liberty or face the truth, and must be ruled over and systematically deceived by others who were stronger than themselves
the novel reflects the atmosphere of totalitarian regimes of the 20th century, especially Nazism and Stalinism
from
1984
by George Orwell published in 1949
dystopian novel
the novel reflects Orwell’s fear of governments controlling:
Orwell was deeply influenced by his experiences during the Spanish Civil War, where he witnessed political propaganda and authoritarian repression.
dialogue between O’Brien and Winston
the dialogue is used as a psychological weapon
strong use of repetition, especially of the word 'power' --> obsession
declarative sentences that sound absolute and unquestionable
STYLE AND LANGUAGE
philosophical and argumentative language
Semantic field of:
power,
control
obedience
suffering
domination
cold and clinical toneì
use of paradoxes and contradictions --> Party's manipulation and O'Brien's
lunacy
3rd-person narrator
intense descriptions that create a claustrophobic and oppressive atmosphere
the object of power is power
the Party
has no other aim other than power
Nazism and Stalinism did not have
courage to recognise their own motives
, they hid them behind ideologies
power is not a means, it is an end