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InthenovelbyauthorGeorgeOrwell
1984,
the
mainprotagonistofthestudentofthestoryisa
regularmanwhoworksfortheouterparty,his
namewasWinstonSmith.Helivesinadystopian
societywherethegovernmentistyrantreferredto
throughoutthenovelasBigBrothertryingtotake
completecontroloverthepeoplewholiveinit.The
governmentistryingtostopthecitizensfrom
thinkingoriginallyforthemselves,insteadtheywant
themtobelieveonlywhattheytellthemtobelieve.
Theoppressinggovernmentwatchesthepeople
throughhiddensmallcamerasinpostersandtheir
television.Smithhashisownfeelingstowardshis
oppressinggovernmentanddecidestowritedown
hisfeelingstowardstheminajournalhebuys,
whichcanbeanoffensegreatenoughtobe
imprisoned.SmithmeetsagirlatworknamedJulia
andafterhegetsanotewiththewordsIloveyou
writtenonthem,heandhersneakofftohave
personaltimetogether.Smithalsobelievesthathis
bossisarebelsodecidestotrytotalktohimifhe
getsthechance.Smithinviteshisbossoverfor
dinnerwhereheconfesseseverythingandhisboss
gavehimabookthatexplainstheworldtheylivein
today.AfterhereadthebookSmithandJuliawere
arrestedtobetortured.

AbouttheAuthor

NovelNotes

1984

GeorgeOrwell

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maywanttoincludewhatinspiredthem,other
workstheyhavewritten,significantlifeevents,what
timeperiodheorshewrotein,andhowthetime
periodinfluencedthewriting.

GeorgeOrwellwasbornin1903inIndiawherehe
livedforayearbeforehismothertookhimandhis
sistertoliveinEngland.Orwellfiguredouthehada
passionforwritingattheveryyoungageoffour
whenhewrotehisfirstpoem.Hethenhadoneof
hispoemspublishedinalibraryattheageof
LuisSerrano
eleven.Hethenattendedaboardingschooluntilhe

gotascholarshiptoEtonCollegeandWellington
1/4/16
College,buthechosetoattendEltonCollege

wherehecompletedhisstudiesandwentbackto

hishomewhereheplannedtobecomeawriter.

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novel.Besuretocitethequotationsproperly.

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HistoricalContext

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economical,cultural,andothersignificant
influencesthatcharacterizethisnovel.

Thenovel
1984
waswrittenbyGeorgeOrwellin
theyear1949.Thenovelwaswrittenabouta
dystopianfutureintheyear1984whichatthetime
ofthenovelbeingwrittenwasthefuture.

Warispeace,freedomis
slavery,Ignoranceisstrength

Whocontrolsthepastcontrols
thefuture,whocontrolsthe
presentcontrolsthepast

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CharacterAnalysis

Themes

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Describethemostimporttraitsthatcharacterize
thisperson.(
S
peech,
T
houghts,
E
ffectsonother,
A
ction,
L
ooks)

WinstonSmith:
Smithisthemainprotagonistinthenovel.Smithis
differentfromalloftheotherpeoplewholiveinthe
dystopianbecauseofhisuniquewayoforiginal
thinking.Heisalsoveryconcernedabouthislife
andwhytheworldhelivesinisasbadasit.Itwas
thankstohisstrongwilledmindthathewasableto
holdoutsolongagainstBigBrotherduringhis
torture.

Julia:
JuliaisthecoworkerturnedloverofWinstonSmith
whojustsohappenstoalsobestrongwillminded
andwantstorebelagainstheroppressive
government.JuliaismoreselfishthanWinston
becauseshecaresforonlyherselfwhereas
Winstoncaredfortheothercitizens.

Identifyandanalyzesomeofthesignificantthemes
inthenovel.

Totalitarianism:
Thegovernmentinthisnovelisonethatwants
completecontroloverallthecitizensthatliveinit.
Theywanttocontrolhowtheybehave,howthey
think,andevenwhattheybelievedin.Theyusedall
kindsofdifferentmethodstobreakingsomeone's
mindenoughtothepointwheretheywouldno
longerresistinanywayshapeorform.These
methodsincludedtorture,technology,and
manipulation.

MotifsandSymbols

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symbolsinthenovel.

BigBrother:
BigBrothersymbolizedanoppressing
government,becausemuchlikeanolderbrother,
theywantedthepowerandusedtheirpowerand
strengthtocontrolayoungersibling,orcitizenstoa
controlhungarygovernment.

Telescreens:
Thetelescreenssymbolizedtheabuseof
technologyusedbythegovernmenttowatch,
control,andeventorturethepeoplewhodaredto
rebelagainstitsabsolutepower.Thetechnology
wassoabundantthegovernmentwouldhidemini
camerasintheposterstowatchthecitizens.