1984

by George Orwell

Literary Analysis

Plot Structure: Lineal.

1. First Part: 8 Chapters.2. 2nd Part: 9 Chapters.3. 3rd Part: 6 Chapters.4. Appendix: The Principles of

Newspeak.

Plot Overall Analysis

1) Foreshadowing2) Rising Action3) Crisis4) Denouement

The New World Order

Political Analysis

1984 as an

allegory

1984 as a political allegory Division of power Propaganda Scarcity Opposition The Ministries The Chestnut Tree Cafe The Book The different versions of the

truth

The Partys Slogans

War is peace" Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength

Characters

Winston Smith Julia OBrien Big Brothers Allies Mr. Charrington

Character Analysis

Winston Smith

Julia

OBrien

Jones, Aaronson and Rutherford

Leon Trotsky, Lev Kamenev and Grigory Zimoniev

Mr. Charrington

Psychological Analysis

Winstons dreams and thoughts Is Julia rebellious? Room 101 OBriens re-conditioning technique

North Koreas Case

Government Propaganda

Venezuela

At which point of The Revolution are we?

Venezuela

Are we still on time to change things?

Cultural Impact

The Newspeak

The A Vocabulary The B Vocabulary The C Vocabulary

Real Life Examples Nationalsozialismus= Nazi Geheime Staatspolizei= Gestapo Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti=

KGB

Activity

Write these words/phrases in Newspeak: Department Of Linguistics Great Housing Mission Ministry Of Health

Write a slogan in Newspeak

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