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Winston

Main character; 39 years old.

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Slogans of the Party

WAR IS PEACE, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY

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Caption on the posters of Big Brother...

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING

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What the Ministry of Plenty is responsible for

economic affairs

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Function of the Ministry of Love

to maintain law and order

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The date Winston recorded in his journal...

April 4th, 1984

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Enemy of the People

Emmanuel Goldstein

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The aim of Newspeak

To narrow the range of people's intelligence

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What did the note say?

I love you.

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What is the girl's name?

Julia

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What are children taught to do at school?

Spy on their parents

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What inner party luxuries does Julia bring to their meeting?

real coffee, sugar, milk

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What does Winston do the next time he visits the little shop?

rents the room above the shop.

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What does Winston see in the room that upsets him?

a rat

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What happened to Syme?

He vanished

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What does Winston believe about O'Brien?

He is his accomplice in Thoughtcrime

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During their meeting, O'Brien says Winston will receive ...

A copy of Goldstein's book

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What does O'Brien know that surprises Winston?

He knows the last line of the poem that Mr. Charrington had told him.

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Who is Winston surprised to see enter into his cell? What did he do?

Parsons; said "down with BB" in his sleep

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What does Winston confess to?

assassination of party members, giving out pamphlets, spying, murder

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Why does the party seek power?

for its own sake

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where is reality (according to O'brien)

in the mind

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What does Winston think will happen in the end?

they will shoot him

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What (at this time) does Winston believe is freedom?

to die hating the Party

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Where does Winston now spend his days?

Chestnut Tree Cafe

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What does Winston trace in the dust?

2+2=5

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How does Winston react to the memory with his mother?

he denies it ever happened

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Thoughtcrime

To even consider any idea not in line with the principles of Ingsoc.

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Newspeak

The official language of Oceania.

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Oldspeak

Standard English.

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Doublethink

Reality Control. The power to hold two completely contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accept both of them.

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Miniluv

Ministry of Love (law and order).

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Minipax

Ministry of Peace (war).

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Minitrue

Ministry of Truth (propaganda) - Department of the government in charge of all record keeping, history re-writing, and prolefeed.

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Miniplenty

Ministry of Plenty (rationing). The Ministry of Plenty controlled the entire economy.

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Proles

Approximately 85% of Oceania's population is in this class.

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Inner Party

Official Party members. Upper class. About 6 million individuals, or 2% of the population in Oceania, fall into this class.

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Room 101

The final punishment for thoughtcriminals in the Ministry of Love.

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Telescreen

Two way television...all party members have one in every room of their apartments.

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Big Brother

Is the leader of the nation and in Oceania is worshiped almost as if he were a god, and like the gods of most religions, is most likely fictional.

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Emmanuel Goldstein

The supreme enemy of the state. He was once a high-ranking member of the party, until he supposedly betrayed the party and begin engaging in revolutionary activities.

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Two Minutes Hate

Daily telescreen specials in which various elements of crimethink were packaged into a parade of horrible images and sounds, at which, the viewers were expected to boo, hiss, curse and release any negative emotions upon.

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INGSOC

The Party. Stands for English socialism.

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Records Department

Where Winston works in the Ministry of Truth.

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Eurasia

Was Oceania's enemy at the start of the novel, and by the end it had always been Oceania's ally.

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Eastasia

Was Oceania's ally at the start of the novel, and by the end it had always been Oceania's enemy.

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The Brotherhood/The Resistance

The revolutionary group which was supposedly led by the arch-traitor, Emmanuel Goldstein. There is some question as to whether or not this group actually existed.

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Julia

less rebellious, only rebels so she can have sex, pretends to be a member of the Junior anti-sex league

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O'Brien

inner party member, has been trying to catch Winston at the depth of his thoughtcrime for 7 years

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Charrington

a member of the thought police

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