PlotOverview

Briefly,butusingtheentirespace,discusstheplot,
conflict,andrisingactiontosummarizetheplot.
Useyourownwords.

AbouttheAuthor

EricArthurBlairwasborninMotihari,Bengal,

NovelNotes

1984

GeorgeOrwell

India.HewasoriginallyEnglish,buthisfather,
aBritishcivilservant,wasstationedinIndia.
HismothertookhimtoHenleyOnThames,
Inthenovel,
1984
,byGeorgeOrwellthe
England,leavinghisfatherbehind.Ericwas
protagonist,WinstonSmith,livesinadystopian notreallypopularathisboardingschoolsimply
societyinOceania.Thegovernmentis
becausehewasnotrichlikemostkids,atthe
totalitarianandwantsfullcontroloverallthe
timerichkidsweretreatedbetteratschool.
citizens.Inthenovelthegovernmentis
Beingaloneatschoolmostofthetime,hesat
referredtoasBigBrother.Thegovernmentis downinhisleisuretimeandwrotesmallpoems
verysimilartoacommunistRussian
underthepennameGeorgeOrwell.This
government.Thegovernmentdoesnotwant
helpedhimforafewyearsbeforegoingtoEton
peoplethinkingforthemselves,buthavethem College.Hewasbrokeafterexitingcollegeand
NickVasconcellos
thinkwhattheyaretold.Thegovernment
becameapoliceofficerin1922.Themoneyhe

constantlywatchesoverthecivilianswith
5/7/16
madewasusedtoreturntoIndiaandbecome
camerasinpostersandtelevisions.Smith

awriter.Afterthatallthebookshewrotewere
decidestobuyajournalandwritehowhe

underthepennameGeorgeOrwell.
dislikesthetotalitariangovernment.Smithcan
EssentialQuotes
bearrestedforthis.AtworkSmithstartstoget

attractedtoagirlnamedJulia.Onedayhegets
Addtwoquotesthatcapturetheessenceofthe
anotefromhersayingIloveyou.Theybegin
novel.Besuretocitethequotationsproperly.
tosneakoffatwork,andspendtimetogether.

Theycanalsobearrestedforthis.Smith
BigBrotheriswatchingyou.(Orwell2)

suspectsthathisbossisalsoarebel,and

wantstotalktohimaboutit.Whenhetalksto
Warispeace,Freedomisslavery,Ignorance
hisbosshegiveshimabookthathelpsexplain
isstrength(4)

whythegovernmentisthewayitis,andwhy

societyismessedup.AfterSmithreadsthe
HistoricalContext

bookpolicebreakintohishouseandarresthim

"GeorgeOrwell."
Bio.com
.A&ENetworksTelevision,
andJulia.Theytakethemtobetortured.
Thenovel1984waswrittenintheyear1949.
n.d.Web.23May2016.

GeorgeOrwellwritesaboutthedystopian

future.Thenovelneveractuallystatesadate,

butreaderscanassumeso.

CharacterAnalysis

WinstonSmith:
Maincharacter,protagonist.
Hewantstoshowwhatthegovernmenthas
doneandwhattheycando.Hejoinsa
brotherhoodtorebelagainstthegovernment

Julia:
Winstonsgirlfriend.Shealsoisagainst
thegovernment.Herhatrediswhatattracted
hertoWinston.Juliasmindsetismoreabout
thinkinginthepresent,andnotfarahead.This
resultsinveryabruptdecisionsbeingmade.

OBrien:
importantmemberoftheinnerparty.
HemanagestotrickWinstonintothinkinghe
wasinthebrotherhoodtoarrestWinston.He
alsotriedtomakeWinstonliketheparty.

BigBrother:
Mainantagonist.Themainface
oftheparty.Thenovelneverexplainswhether
ornotheactuallyexists.Hecouldhavebeen
madeupbythegovernmenttoscarecitizens.
Theycameupwiththenamebigbrotherto
makeitseemniceandlikearolemodel,but
bigbrotherisjustanotherwayforthe
governmenttotrickthepeople.

Emmanuelgoldstein:
Themainfaceofthe
brotherhoodthatrebelsagainsttheparty.
Everyoneinthebrotherhoodworshipshim,but
heislikebigbrotherbecausethenoveldoesnt
sayifheexists.Hewasaleaderoftheparty,
buthefellout.Thepartythenbrainwashesthe
publictothinkheisdangerous.

Themes

MotifsandSymbols

GovernmentControl:
Orwellcreatedastateinwhichthegovernment
monitorsandcontrolseveryaspectofhuman
lifetotheextremeextentthatevenhavinga
disloyalthoughtisagainstthelawthey
watchedwhatpeopleweredoingandthis
instilledfearinthecitizenssotheydidnotdo
anythingbadthiswasthegovernmentswayof
havingcompletecontrol

Controloverhistory:
Citizenswerenot
allowedtokeepanythingfromthepast.Asa
result,memoriesbecomefuzzyandcitizens
areperfectlywillingtobelieveinanything.Big
Brotheralsochangedhistorybytellingliesand
havingworkersdistributethem

Diary:
ThediaryrepresentedWinstonsown
worldinwhichhehadcontrol.Inhisdiaryhe
wouldwritewhoherebelledagainst,andhow
hewantedtobreakfree.Inthesociety
speakingyourmindfreelycangetyouarrested
orkilled.

Telescreens:
thetelescreenssymbolizethe
waythegovernmentabusedtechnologyto
watchoverthecitizenstomakesuretheyhad
fullcontrol.Somecameraswerehiddenin
posterssotheycouldkeepwatchoverthe
society.Thisleadsbacktothepointof
totalitarianism.