Studied by 9 peopleWhen was it published?
1949
What type of novel is it
Dystopian
Totalitarianism and communism
Literary period
Late modernism
In literature, the term late modernism refers to works of literature produced after World War II.
Setting
London in the year 1984
Main antagonist
O’Brien
Point of view
Third person limited
Winston Smith
Major Character
Protagonist
Lives in Victory Mansions
Works in the Ministry of Truth
Julia/The dark haired girl
Major Character
Sexually rebelious
Works in the fiction department of the ministry of truth
Believes that there is no way to overthrow the party so she rebels by engaging in prohibited activities.
Member of the Junior Anti-Sex League
O’Brien
Major Character
Main Anatagonist
Member of the inner party
Fools Winston into thinking he is against the party
Mr Charrington
Major Character
Owner of the junk shop where winston buys his diary
Winston rents a bedroom above his shop
Member of the thought police and makes sure both Winston and Julia are arrested
Big Brother
Minor Character
Invention of the party
Face is everywhere
Figure to maintain order in the party
Party members love him
Emmanuel Goldstein
Minor Character
Exiled former party leader
Enemy of the people (party members)
Subject of the 2 minutes hate
Syme
Minor Character
Politically orthodox member of the party
Works at the ministry of truth
His intelligence leads to his vaporization
“It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words”
Parsons
Minor Character
Winstons neighbours
Criticizes the party in his sleep and is reported to the thought police by his daughter
Katharine
Minor Character
she considers it their duty to the Party to bear children, and leaves him when their efforts to conceive fail
Note
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