1984 Review
1984 Test Review
Characters:
Katherine- Winston's wife, separated, hates intercourse
Mr. Parsons- sports nut, neighbor, has the stupidity of an animal, proud of his daughter turning him in
Mrs. Parsons- meek, scared of her children, always needs help
Ampleforth- poet arrested for leaving "God" in poem he edited
Syme- editor of dictionary for Newspeak, very intelligent, loyal to the Party but felt you should guard your thoughts and think before speaking, read too much, disappeared and was vaporized
Charrington- old man that own junk/antique shop, prole, actually a member of the Secret Police
Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford- arrested for treason and executed, Winston knows that they were innocent and had a picture as proof, Chestnut Cafe and the song lyrics,"I sold you and you sold me..."
Martin- O'Brien's servant
Julia- dark-haired girl from the Fiction Department, a rebel "from the waist down", believes in following small rules so you can break big ones, very clever, spends much time on Party activities to hide true feelings, attracted to Winston because he thought his face showed something that opposed the Party
O'Brien- member of Inner Party, can turn off telescreen, actually is head of the Thought Police, tricks Winston, torturer
-reality exists only in the mind
-feels the joy and proof of power is making others suffer
-feels the Party clings to power because it desires power. It does not care about the good of the people.
- "The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power."
-image of future is boot stomping a face
Winston Smith- works in Records Department at the Ministry of Truth, discontent with life, but enjoys his job because of the challenge, rewrites material to reflect the present truth, thinks too much, keeps diary of revolutionary thoughts, buys the book/diary simply because he has to own it, diary keeps him sane, remaining sane will continue human
Characters:
Katherine- Winston's wife, separated, hates intercourse
Mr. Parsons- sports nut, neighbor, has the stupidity of an animal, proud of his daughter turning him in
Mrs. Parsons- meek, scared of her children, always needs help
Ampleforth- poet arrested for leaving "God" in poem he edited
Syme- editor of dictionary for Newspeak, very intelligent, loyal to the Party but felt you should guard your thoughts and think before speaking, read too much, disappeared and was vaporized
Charrington- old man that own junk/antique shop, prole, actually a member of the Secret Police
Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford- arrested for treason and executed, Winston knows that they were innocent and had a picture as proof, Chestnut Cafe and the song lyrics,"I sold you and you sold me..."
Martin- O'Brien's servant
Julia- dark-haired girl from the Fiction Department, a rebel "from the waist down", believes in following small rules so you can break big ones, very clever, spends much time on Party activities to hide true feelings, attracted to Winston because he thought his face showed something that opposed the Party
O'Brien- member of Inner Party, can turn off telescreen, actually is head of the Thought Police, tricks Winston, torturer
-reality exists only in the mind
-feels the joy and proof of power is making others suffer
-feels the Party clings to power because it desires power. It does not care about the good of the people.
- "The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power."
-image of future is boot stomping a face
Winston Smith- works in Records Department at the Ministry of Truth, discontent with life, but enjoys his job because of the challenge, rewrites material to reflect the present truth, thinks too much, keeps diary of revolutionary thoughts, buys the book/diary simply because he has to own it, diary keeps him sane, remaining sane will continue human