Character Analysis; Winston Smith
• Winston Smith is a calm, cool and collected member of the Party. In his spare time he strives to overthrow the party and establish the world as far back as his memory allows him. His plan of attack to overthrow the party is very subtle. But in the end his carefulness does him in. He then gets taken to have his ideals reconformed to The Party’s “true” thoughts. “Two and Two make five...He Accepted everything. Orwell 290”
Julia
• Winston’s girlfriend. A major character in the book that shares Winston’s thoughts in overturning the party. Much more vocal about her thoughts and plans to do so. She compliments Winston’s character perfectly throughout the novel. Also loves to engage in sexual activity with Winston. …show more content…
Society is controlled by certain departments which are the direct opposite of what their name suggests. (E.g. Ministry of Truth is actually the Ministry of lies). When the story was published in 1949, the title 1984 was meant to be a wakeup call directed to all the books readers about the constant threat of annoyance and threat that the USSR was. As the book is insight into communistic societies in which Orwell experienced. “And when memory failed and written records were falsified-When that happened, the claim of the party to have improved the conditions of human life had got to be accepted, because there did not exist, and never again could exist any standard against which it could be tested. Orwell 96-97” This quote explains the true reality that if for example Russia went back and tried to establish the USSR. Once it takes over the general populous of earth and starts corrupting their minds. The world is in serious trouble because there will be no standard to set it back to if the USSR collapses. Leaving us in a giant hell hole that we would have to call home.
Ways to Manipulate the Mind– In 1984 Orwell touches on all the ways to correctly brainwash someone. Big Brother and The Party use all possible scenarios starting with psychological manipulation. The Parties plan of attack for this, is overload the mind on pointlessness so that you will hear what we say. The Party also uses torture as an effective way to make you believe and manipulate your
• Winston Smith is a calm, cool and collected member of the Party. In his spare time he strives to overthrow the party and establish the world as far back as his memory allows him. His plan of attack to overthrow the party is very subtle. But in the end his carefulness does him in. He then gets taken to have his ideals reconformed to The Party’s “true” thoughts. “Two and Two make five...He Accepted everything. Orwell 290”
Julia
• Winston’s girlfriend. A major character in the book that shares Winston’s thoughts in overturning the party. Much more vocal about her thoughts and plans to do so. She compliments Winston’s character perfectly throughout the novel. Also loves to engage in sexual activity with Winston. …show more content…
Society is controlled by certain departments which are the direct opposite of what their name suggests. (E.g. Ministry of Truth is actually the Ministry of lies). When the story was published in 1949, the title 1984 was meant to be a wakeup call directed to all the books readers about the constant threat of annoyance and threat that the USSR was. As the book is insight into communistic societies in which Orwell experienced. “And when memory failed and written records were falsified-When that happened, the claim of the party to have improved the conditions of human life had got to be accepted, because there did not exist, and never again could exist any standard against which it could be tested. Orwell 96-97” This quote explains the true reality that if for example Russia went back and tried to establish the USSR. Once it takes over the general populous of earth and starts corrupting their minds. The world is in serious trouble because there will be no standard to set it back to if the USSR collapses. Leaving us in a giant hell hole that we would have to call home.
Ways to Manipulate the Mind– In 1984 Orwell touches on all the ways to correctly brainwash someone. Big Brother and The Party use all possible scenarios starting with psychological manipulation. The Parties plan of attack for this, is overload the mind on pointlessness so that you will hear what we say. The Party also uses torture as an effective way to make you believe and manipulate your