Fed+notes


 * Themes:

Dangers of totalitarianism-**
 * no interest in well-being of citizens
 * satirical of the nature of extremism


 * Mind control -**
 * psychological manipulation - propaganda, torture ...etc.
 * physical control


 * Control of information -**
 * constant changing of facts falsifications
 * "Two plus two equals four"
 * impossible to prove the Party wrong
 * Creation of Newspeak
 * "Whoever controls the past controls the future"
 * Language -
 * control of thoughts through language
 * reduction of language constitutes a reduction in the range of thought
 * Newspeak constantly redefined (10th edition dictionary)
 * Deceit + betrayal

Motifs + Reoccurring Symbols

Big Brother - Doublethink - Setting -
 * ultimate level of propaganda
 * paternal symbol / symbol of watchfulness / savior
 * the Party is based around doublethink
 * names of the ministries involve doublethink
 * Winston's eventual love of Big Brother happens through doublethink
 * Widespread hunger and poverty -- Party mismanagement
 * degradation of London
 * lack of aesthetic beauty -- beauty encourages forethought
 * paperweight, golden country, creamy white paper...everything with color seems beautiful, even the proles (singing woman)
 * when the book was written London was degraded by the war
 * Winston's emotional and physical health -
 * mirrors societal degradation
 * struggles to recal memories--constantly trying to reform his post as well as that of the Party
 * difficulty to recall memories -- control of the Party

Proles -
 * "Hope lies in the proles"
 * when talking to the proles in pub Winston loses hope
 * 80% of population -- class divisions?

Hunger/shortages

War hysteria

historical allusions

transition from reality to dreamlike states

structure of narrative (3 parts)**

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