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1984 - Coggle Diagram
1984
PLOT
1.Oceania is ruled by the Party
2.Big Brother is the symbol of power
3.Winston Smith works at the Ministry of Truth
4.He secretly hates the Party
5.He begins a relationship with Julia
6.They rebel against the regime
7.They are arrested by the Thought Police
8.Winston is tortured in the Ministry of Love
9.O'Brien forces him to betray Julia
10.Winston accepts the Party's ideology
11.He finally loves Big Brother
THEMES
Totalitarianism
The absolute control to over society
Surveillance and repression
Elimination of individual freedom
Truth and manipulation
History is constantly rewritten
The Party controls information
"Who controls the past controls the future"
Language and power
Newspeak limits freedom
Reduction of vocabulary
Control of ideas through language
Freedom and rebellion
Winston's search for individuality
Resistance against oppression
Failure of personal rebellion
Reality and perception
The Party defines reality
Psychological manipulation
CHARACTERS
Winston Smith
Protagonist
Intelligent and reflective
Critical of the Party
Desires freedom and truth
Eventually broken by torture
Julia
Winston's lover
Rebellious and pragmatic
Rejects Party rules
Interested in personal freedom
Big Brother
Leader of the Party
Possibly fictional
Symbol of authority and control
O'Brien
High-ranking Party member
Appears trustworthy
Actually loyal to the Party
Symbol of manipulation and power
STYLE OF THE NOVEL
Dystopian novel
Dark vision of the future
Oppressive society
Loss of human rights
Political allegory
Reflection on power and propaganda and Criticism of totalitarian regimes
Simple and direct language
Clear prose
Realistic descriptions
Strong psychological analysis