Orwells 1984

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Orwells 1984

• Presented By Keela

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George Orwells 1984

• In this presentation you will learn a little
  about George Orwell and his book 1984.
• You will also learn about who each character is
  and what each one of the character does.
• Make sure you pay close attention because you
  will have a small quiz when the presentation is
  over.

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George Orwell

• His real name was Eric Blair.
• George was born in 1903, in Bengal, India.
• He was the son of a minor official in the Indian
  Civil Service.
• He wrote several books
• Down and Out in Paris and London
• Burmese Days
• 1984
• He died in London, in early 1950, from poor
  health and exhaustion

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Historical Background

• With the rise of Communism, the same oppression
  became evident in Russia.
• Orwell experienced the horror of totalitarian
  rule firsthand, as a member of a radical
  Socialist-Trotskyite militia.

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Brief Summary

• Winston Smith works in the Records Department of
  the Ministry of Truth. His job is to revise the
  past as it appears in newspapers. He is
  dissatisfied living under the inflexible
  government of Oceania.
• After Winston and Julias relationship becomes
  domestic, they rent an apartment so they can be
  alone.
• Winston and Julia join an underground resistance
  organization seeking to empower the Proles.

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Brief Summary Cont.

• Upon the time of a threatened attack on Oceania
  and the defeat of the enemy, Winston feels
  gratitude and love for, Big Brother.
• In the lives of Winston and Julia, as well as the
  others, Oceania is a society whose goal is the
  greatest good for the smallest number.

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1984s Characters List

• Winston Smith
• Julia
• OBrien
• Big Brother
• Emmanuel Goldstein
• Mr. Charrington
• Katharine

• Syme
• The Proles
• Tom Parsons
• Mrs. Parsons
• Winstons Mother
• Tillotson
• Ampleforth

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Winston Smith

• A physically unimportant man of thirty-nine and a
  member of the Outer Party.
• Rebels against the impersonality and inhumanity
  of life in the society of Oceania.
• Longs to resist government dictatorship.
• Loses his last sign of humanity when he is
  betrayed by Julia to OBrien in Room 101.

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Julia

• She is a twenty-six year old attractive woman.
• Forms a relationship with Winston.
• Works in the Fiction Department at the
  novel-writing machines.
• She is a member of the Outer Party.
• She rebel against the Party.

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OBrien

• A vigorous, smart , intelligent man who is a
  mysteriously high rank in the Inner Party.
• Is about forty-five, with a powerful build, like
  a prize fighter.
• He was the tutor of Winston.
• Lives in relative luxury because he holds and
  important position in the Inner Party.

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Big Brother

• A universal image, appearing on the telescreen
  and everywhere else in daily life.
• Has the face of a man of about forty-five, with a
  gloomy black mustache and handsome features
• He is never seen in public.

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Emmanuel Goldstein

• Is the Partys scapegoat and arch enemy.
• Serves as the target of the public hatred
  generated by the Party against its enemies.
• May be a fictional creation of the Party, like
  Big Brother.

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Mr.Charrington

• Appears to be poor in health.
• He is a sixty-three year old widower.
• Is a powerful member of the Thought Police.
• He has lived above the junk shop for thirty
  years.
• Spies on Winston and Julia in their apartment.

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Syme

• He is a philologist is working on the Eleventh
  Edition of the Newspeak Dictionary.
• Winstons closest friend because they are able to
  have interesting conversations.
• Even though Syme is penetrating and intelligent,
  he is vaporized despite his fanatical devotion to
  the Party.

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The Proles

• They make up eight-five percent of the population
  of Oceania.
• They are dismissed by the Party as subhuman.
• Winston sees them as the only hope for the
  future.
• They manage to sing, unlike Party members,
  despite lives of constant work.

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Tom Parsons

• He is Winstons neighbor in Victory Gardens.
• Works at the Ministry of Truth.
• He is very proud of his two children.
• He is betrayed by his seven-year old daughter,
  then captured and tortured.

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Mrs. Parsons

• Lives with Tom and their children.
• Is about thirty years old but looks older,
  beaten-down, and terrified.
• Has dust in the creases of her face.

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Winstons Mother

• She only appears in Winstons dreams and
  memories.
• Represents unselfish love and self-sacrifice.
• Inspires Winston to believe that human compassion
  has value even when people are powerless.

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Tillotson and Ampleforth

• Tillotson works across the hall from Winston, in
  the Records Department.
• Ampleforth is a poet who works in the Ministry of
  Truth.

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Katharine

• She is Winstons wife never appears directly in
  the book.
• She and Winston separae after a childless
  marriage.
• Her determination, despite her aversion in trying
  to carry out their duty to the Party, makes it
  unbearable for Winston.

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Pop Quiz
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Who has a childless marriage with Winston?

• Mrs. Parsons
• Katherine
• The Proles

Who wrote the book 1984?

• Katherine
• George Orwell
• The Proles

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Who works in the Ministry of Truth and is a Poet?

• Ampleforth
• The Proles
• Winston

Who Spies on Winston and Julia in their apartment?

• O Brien
• Tom Parsons
• Mr. Charrington

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Who works across the hall from Winston in the
Records Department?

• Ampleforth
• Katherine
• Tillotson

Who lives in relative luxury because he holds a
important position in the Inner Party?

• O Brien
• Tillotson
• Winston

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Who appears in Winstons dreams?

• Winstons Mother
• Tom Parsons
• George Orwell

He is Winstons neighbor in Victory Gardens?

• Big Brother
• O Brien
• Tom Parsons

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Who is 35 years old but looks older?

• Katherine
• Syme
• Mrs. Parsons

Which one makes up 85 of Oceanias population?
The Proles Merchants Indians
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___is a member of the Outer Party and works at
the Ministry of Truth?

• Emmanuel Goldstein
• O Brien
• Winston Smith

____ is an Outer Party member who works in the
Fiction Department at the novel-writing machines?

• Julia
• Winstons mother
• Syme

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___ is an image, appearing on the telescreen and
everywhere else in daily life?

• Big Brother
• Winston Smith
• Julia

____ is the Partys scapegoat and arch enemy?

• Big Brother
• Emmanuel Goldstein
• The Proles

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The End!!
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