Wednesday, September 23, 2015

1984 notes CH 1 9/23

1984 PART 1 CHAPTER 1

  • Bright cold april day
  • 13:00- military time
  • Victory mansions- where he lives- ironic, they’re in a war

  • BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU posters everywhere

  • Dirty landscape, crappy apartment, broken elevator

  • Electricity turned off during day to save $$

  • UNIFORMS- blue for outer party, black for inner party

  • THOUGHT POLICE- watch/hear you through TELESCREEN 24/7—HELICOPTER SPIES IN WINDOWS

  • MIN OF TRUTH- where Winston works-3000 rooms- news, entertainment, education, fine arts—THE MEDIA- they create/delete the news—create propaganda

  • Rotting houses, big beautiful Min of Truth

Min TRUTH=actually creates lies
Min PEACE= actually deals with war/defense dept
Min LOVE=actually jail/punishment---where you go to love the govt-brainwashing
Min PLENTY- economic affairs, convince country they aren’t in DEBT

*****IRONY*****
INGSOC-poster= ENGLISH SOCIALISM!!!! J


Winston=unhealthy, ulcer in leg, 

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