PlotOverview

Briefly,butusingtheentirespace,discusstheplot,
conflict,andrisingactiontosummarizetheplot.
Useyourownwords.

Inthenovel,
1984
,

byGeorgeOrwell,the
protagonist,namedWinstonSmith,worksasa
regularmanfortheouterparty.Helivesina
dystopiansociety.Thegovernmentisatyranny
andwantsfullcontroloverthecitizens.The
governmentisreferredtoasBigBrother
manytimesinthestory.Thegovernment
doesntwantpeopletobeindividualandthink
theirownthoughts.Theyonlywantthemto
believewhatthegovernmenttellsthem.Big
Brotherwatchestheciviliansthroughlittle
camerashiddeninpostersandtheir
televisions.Smithdislikesthetyranny
governmentandbuysajournalandwriteshis
personalthoughts,whichissomethingthata
personcanbeimprisonedfor.Athiswork,he
becomesattractedtothisgirlandonedayshe
giveshimanotesayingthewordsIloveyou
onit.Smithandthegirl,namedJulia,sneakoff
sometimesandhavetheirownpersonaltime
together,whichtheycanbearrestedforalso.
Smithbelieveshisbossisarebelandhewants
totalktohimwhenhegetsthechance.Smiths
bossinviteshimovertohishouseandSmith
tellshimeverything.Hisbossgiveshimthis
bookandtellshimthatthiswillexplainwhy
everythingishowitistoday.Afterreadingthe
book,thepolicebreakintoSmithshouseand
arrestandSmithandJuliatobetortured.

AbouttheAuthor

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

NovelNotes

1984

GeorgeOrwell

GeorgeOrwellwasborninIndia,in1903.After
livingthereforaboutayear,hismomtookhim
andhissistertoEngland.Ataveryyoungage,
Orwellbegantohaveapassionforwritingand

attheageoffourhewrotehisfirstpoem.At
JerraldArcega
theageofeleven,hehadoneofhispoems

publishedinthelocallibraries.Heattended
May23,2016
boardingschoolandafterthathegot

scholarshipstoEtoncollegeandWellington

College.HeattendedEtoncollegeandafterhis

studieshedidntknowwhattodo,sohewent
backhomeandplannedonbecomingawriter.
EssentialQuotes

HistoricalContext

Thenovel
1984
waswrittenintheyear1949.
GeorgeOrwellwritesaboutadystopianfuture,
which1984wasthefuture.Sointhat1950to1984
era,Orwellgothisideasaboutthefutureandhow
thefuturisticsocietywouldturnout.

Addtwoquotesthatcapturetheessenceofthe
novel.Besuretocitethequotationsproperly.

Warispeace,freedomis
slavery,ignoranceisstrength
(Orwell6).

Bigbrotheriswatching
(Orwell3).

CharacterAnalysis

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

Themes

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inthenovel.

Totalitarianism:Thegovernmentwantedfull
controloverthecivilians.Theywantedto
WinstonSmith:Smithisthemainprotagonist
controlwhattheythought,whattheybelieved
throughoutthenovel.Smithstandsoutfrom
in,andhowtheyacted.Theyusedtorture,
amongsttheotherpeoplebecauseofhisway
manipulation,andtechnologytobreaksome
ofthinking.Hesveryconcernedonwhythings onetothepointwheretheycouldtellthemjust
aretheywaytheyarenow,suchasthe
aboutanythingandtheywouldbelieveit.They
government.SmithhatesBigBrother
didntwantpeoplesayingthingsjustsothe
becausehecantthinkthewayhewantstoand wouldntgotojail,theywantedthemtoactually
beunique.Ittookthegovernmentsomuch
believeit.
hardworkandtorturingtofinallybreakSmith
becauseofhowstrongwilledhewas.

Julia:JuliaisWinstonSmithsloverandalso
wantstorebelagainstthegovernment.Unlike
Smithwhocaresabouteveryoneelseinthe
community,Juliaismorefocusedonherself
andwhatshecangainfromrebelling.She
focusesmoreonthemomentthenthinking
aboutthefuture.

MotifsandSymbols

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symbolsinthenovel.

BigBrother:BigBrothersymbolizestheface
oftheparty.Thepostershavethefaceofa
manonitandthecitizensaretoldthattheface
ontheposteristhefaceoftheleaderofthe
party.

Telescreens:Thetelescreenssymbolizethe
waythegovernmentabusedtechnologyto
watchoverthecitizenstomakesuretheyhad
fullcontrol.Somecameraswerehiddenin
posterssotheycouldkeepwatchoverthe
society.Thisleadsbacktothepointof
totalitarianism.