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Karina Castillo
Mrs. Angus
CP English 4
17 March 2017
1984 - George Orwell: Log/ Qs
Quotation (1-2 sentences) and page #.
Actually he was not used to writing by
hand. Apart from very short notes, it was
usual to dictate everything into the
speakwrite which was of course impossible
for his present purpose. (1.1)
He disliked nearly all women, and
especially all the young and pretty ones.
1.1
And if all others accepted the lie which the Loss of freedom.
Party imposed - if all records told the same
tale - then the lie passed into history and
became truth. 1.3
Winstons job was to rectify the original Loss of freedom.
figured by making them agree with the later
ones. 1.4
As soon as all the corrections which
happened to be necessary in any particular
number of The Times had been assembles
and collated, that number would be
reprinted, the original copy destroyed, and
the corrected copy placed on the files in its
stead. 1.4
For all he knew there might never have
Meaning: loss of Why does it matter? 2 sentences +.
individuality or
freedom.
Loss of individuality The Party has taken away the simplest of
and freedom. things that help define and develop a
person into their own unique conscience,
in this case being handwriting.
Loss of Julia is a Member of the Junior Anti-Sex
individuality. League fits exactly into the category that
brainwashed men like Winston are
trained to hate.
Winstons job is to change previous
records (that contain actual history or
previously changed history) into what the
Party wants the people to see and hear to
make them seem intelligent and
powerful.
As stated in my previous log, Winstons
job is to change the history of the past.In
doing so the Party has an advantage point
over their people in terms of
brainwashing,
Loss of freedom. Once again, Winston and the other
residents under the Partys ruling are all
being brainwashed without realization.
Him along with others do not realize they
are being manipulated into changing
history itself and promoting the huge
facade that the Party is promoting.
Loss of Even small details in our history such as

been any such law as the jus primae noctis, individuality/
or any such creature as a capitalist, or any freedom.
such garment as a top hat. 1.7
There were no telescreens, of course, but Loss of freedom.
there was always the danger of concealed
microphones by which your voice might be
picked up and recognized 1.8
Sex talks once a month for the over- Loss of individuality Members of the Party that zare female
sixteens. And in the Youth Movement. They and freedom.
rub it into you for years. 2.3
He wished that he were walking through Loss of freedom.
the streets with her just as they were doing
now but openly and without fear. 2.4
Do you realize that the past, starting from Loss of
yesterday, has been actually abolished? If it individuality.
survives anywhere, its in a few solid
objects with no words attached to them, like
that lump of glass over there. 2.5
They cant get inside you. If you can feel Loss of
that staying human is worthwhile, even individuality.
when it cant have any result whatever,
youve beaten them. 2.7
...he was not troubled by the fact that Loss of
every word he murmured into the individuality.
speakwrite, every stroke of his ink-pencil,
was a deliberate lie. 2.9
There was a snap as though a catch had Loss of freedom.
been turned back, and a crash of breaking
glass. The picture had fallen to the floor
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top hats (loss of individuality) are taken
away from memories in order for the
Party to retain total and complete control.
Even without the presence of telescreens,
the Party can still monitor people like
Winston through hidden microphones.
have been brainwashed since their
childhood about the importance of
chastity.
Winston wishes he could freely express
his love and affection for Julia but under
the strict eye of Big Brother, the ability to
express something so condemned such as
love and attraction is completely out of
the question.
The past as we know it defines a person
and makes someone behave a certain
way. Because Winstons (and others
around him) past has been altered they
have no idea what they are standing
for/representing.
At this point Winston realizes that
himself and others are being brainwashed
and manipulated and he wants to revolt in
any way he can against the Party.
Although trying to stay human may
seem like a small task from the outside,
from Winstons point of view it is one of
the largest revolting acts he can carry out.
The Party monitors every word spoken
and every action taken by the people who
reside in its vicinity. Even at work,
Winston loses the freedom and freehand
writing/ writing in pencil because it
offers too much freedom.
Winston and Julia thought they had
finally found a safe haven in this small
upstairs apartment but in fact they were

uncovering the telescreen behind it. 2.10
Who controls the past controls the future: Loss of freedom.
who controls the present controls the past.
3.2
The Party seeks power entirely for its own Loss of freedom.
sake. We are not interested in the good of
others; we are interested solely in power.
3.3
He obeyed the Party, but he still hated the Loss of
Party...He knew that he was in the wrong, individuality.
but he preferred to be in the wrong. 3.4
Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia! Not me! Loss of
Julia! I dont care what you do to ger. Tear individuality.
her face off, strip her to the bones. Not me!
Julia! Not me! 3.5
Uncalled, a memory floated into his mind. Loss of
He saw a candle-lit room with a vast white individuality.
counterpane bed, and himself- a boy of nine
or ten 3.6
1984 - George Orwell: Questions
1. Describe the governments control over its citizens. Use details from the novel to
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being monitored by the party all along.
Even in private. Their freedom is
extremely limited, if not nonexistent.
Winstons job in the party among
hundreds of others is to alter and change
the past to the Partys liking. Because
they change the past, the brainwashed
members believe what they see in front of
them and perceive the party to be
powerful and true.
The Party is only interested in anything
for their own benefit. They keep up this
continuous facade with its people to
maintain the image of being all-powerful
and all-knowing.
Even though Winston has made some
huge breakthroughs as a character, this
quote shows that the brainwashing runs
deeper than the surface and it is
something one cannot make the decision
to overcome.
Despite how far Winstons character has
developed with him standing up to Big
Brother and breaking the ruled by
committing thoughtcrime, I can see that
the brainwashing of the Party members
runs far deeper than the surface and it is
not something that can just be abandoned
by choice.
I picked this quote to represent loss of
individuality because these flashbacks are
a consequence of him being brainwashed,
the memories that he was taught to be
False Memories are indeed true.
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show the ways in which the citizens have lost their individuality. Consider the Ministries, the
Three-Minute Hate, Helicopter (drones), other
- the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but that it was
impossible to avoid joining in. Within thirty seconds any pretence was always
unnecessary. A hideous ecstasy of fear and vindictiveness, a desire to kill, to torture, to
smash faces in with a sledge hammer, seemed to flow through the whole group of people
like an electric current, turning one even against one's will into a grimacing, screaming
lunatic. And yet the rage that one felt was an abstract, undirected emotion which could be
switched from one object to another like the flame of a blowlamp.

2. Define Newspeak and what differentiates it from Oldspeak. Give examples from
the text to support your answer. Explain the Inner Partys purpose in creating
Newspeak and how it relates to thought.
- Newspeak is a controlled language, of restricted grammar and limited vocabulary,
a linguistic design meant to limit the freedom of thoughtpersonal identity, self-
expression, free willthat ideologically threatens the rgime of Big Brother and the
Party, who thus criminalised such concepts as thoughtcrime, contradictions of Ingsoc
orthodoxy. In an excerpt from the book it is said, it was expected that Newspeak would
have finally superseded Oldspeak (or standard English, as we should call it) by about the
year 2050. Meanwhile it gained ground steadily, all Party members tending to use
Newspeak words and grammatical construction more and more in their everyday speech.

3. Discuss Winstons relationship with women throughout the novel. Be sure to

address his mother, Julia, and his wife. How does the Partys attitude toward sex
affect his relationship with Julia and his wife?
- Winston dreamed about his mother that she in some way sacrificed herself for
him. He felt sad because she had died loving him, and in return he didnt because he was
too young and selfish. Marriage in the state means that they should not have a physical
attraction to one another. They are just married to have children and nothing more.
Winstons marriage was to Katherine, and he did not love her at all.

4. Discuss Orwells use of memory and dreams to characterize Winston. Be sure to

refer to the theory of characterization in your response.
- Orwells use of memory and dreams to characterize Winston is a huge chunk of
what we the readers use to characterize Winston. Because he has selective memory,
everything Orwell presents to us in the novel is purposeful and very important to the
direct plot of the book. The dreams that WInston has are about a time that existed when
life was nicer. He dreams about his mother and sister and about a golden country. Or as
Winston says, A place where there is no darkness.

5. Choose a specific archetype and demonstrate its function in the novel. Determine
whether the archetype is being used traditionally or is being manipulated by
Orwell.
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- In George Orwells 1984, Winston and Julia are archetypal of star-crossed lovers.
While inside the Ministry of Love, OBrien tells Winston that after his transformation is
complete, he will no longer be capable of love (Orwell 256). In the novel, Winston and
Julia are not forbidden by the universe to be together but by an omnipotent society. The
external expression of human emotion can be easily repressed, but a government cannot
deny its citizens the right to an internal passion, because love, the dignity of our
emotions, annihilates tyranny (Margery Fox). Without individuality of emotions, beliefs,
and opinions a functioning government does not exist but rather a dystopian society.

6. What are the satirical targets within 1984? How does Orwell suggest we avoid
becoming the society depicted in the novel?
- 1984 is a political satire. 1984 is a satire of totalitarian governments, and what
might happen if the government was allowed to be in complete and total control of the
people. Of course, it is exaggerated and even ridiculous at times, but the underlying
commentary and fear is very serious, especially when you look at it in the context of
when it was written.

7. What types of comedic devices/genres does Orwell employ to establish the

Juvenalian satire? Provide specific examples from the text.
- 1984 uses exaggeration to expose how much the government and upper class
people controlled the rest of the citizens of Oceania. Orwell pictures a society in which
the citizens out of the Inner Party (the highest class) were ridiculed because they had no
voice at all and were suffering by an extreme case of totalitarianism.

Pages 1-32 - due Thurs. Feb. 23

Pages 33 - 87 due Monday, Feb. 27
Pages 88 - 108 due Thurs. Mar. 2
Pages 109 - 138 due Monday Mar. 6
Pages 138- 165 due Friday Mar. 10
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Page 186 -215 due Friday March 17
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