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'1984' Essay
- ‘It is Winston’s vulnerability that
defeats him, not the strength of
his enemies.’ Discuss.
- Winston's vulnerability was
what defeated him, however it
was only his vulnerability
towards the happenings of the
inner party that defeated him.
- What defines vulnerability?
- Key ideas
- Winston knew that
the party was up to
no good, and wanted
to rebel
- However, Winston was
oblivious to what was
actually going on in the
inner party and in Room
101
- Winston's blind and undying loyalty
towards O'Brien proved destructive
towards the conclusion of the novel (also
mention Stockholm Syndorome)
- Big Brother and the party
are weak, it is the blindness
and the deceived citizens of
Oceania that give it power.
- Key quotes
- “I understand
HOW: I do not
understand WHY.”
- "it did not matter
whether O'Brien was
a friend or an enemy"
- "they can't get
inside you" - the
did though
- “WAR IS PEACE; FREEDOM IS SLAVERY…” ‘In
the world of Nineteen Eighty-Four, it is
impossible for the characters to experience
true freedom.’ To what extent do you agree?
- True freedom is different from one
person to another, but a commonality
is complete escape from Big Brother
and the Party AND THE ABILITY TO
STAY HUMAN
- Some characters in the novel
experienced freedom to some
extent, but no one
experienced true freedom
- Key ideas
- The characters did not
experience true freedom due to
the supreme power of the
Party
- The Party DEPENDS on power
- The ease of changing
people's minds through
decepetion
- THE HUMAN CONDITION
- Lack of education, societal
views and values,
equality, no democracy
- The party has different 'instruments' of
control which include telescreens,
newspeak, thought police, etc.
- Key quotes
- "they can't get inside you"
- use the quote in the
question as means of
how the party has
deceived people
- “I understand HOW: I do not understand WHY.” ‘It is
Winston’s responsibility to undermine the oppressive
government in Nineteen Eighty-Four.’ To what extent do
you agree?
- It was ultimately Winston's
responsibility as a character to
undermine the true strength of the
oppressive government
- Key Ideas
- Winston knew that the party was
manipulating the people of
Oceania
- Winston was oblivious to the
internal happenings of the
inner party and the Ministries
- Winston knew that Room 101
entailed his "greatest fear," but
did not know the true emotional
severity that is caused until he
actually experienced it
- Key Quotes
- "if there is hope, it lies in
the proles"
- "confession is not betrayal"
- use the quote in the
question to further explain
how Winston was
unaware of what
happened in the Ministry
of Love
- ‘The ending of Nineteen Eighty-Four is appropriate for
Orwell’s authorial purpose.’ Discuss.
- It was evident that the
ending was suited to
Orwell's authorial purpose
- Orwell's primary purpose was to beware readers of the
dangers of totalitarianism and the repercussions that
can follow with it through the manipulation of truth.
- Key Ideas
- The novel protrayed the death of
Winston's spirit
- The breaking of people's spirits, as
well as deceiving them is
destructive in the sense that it
can drive people to do very bad
things
- The type of society
portrayed in '1984' is
impossible to escape, as
the party is just too
powerful
- The novel also portrayed
O'Brien's betrayal towards
Winston, and how despite
it, Winston was still loyal
towards him
- Key Quotes
- "He loved Big Brother"- last
words of novel
- "under the spreading chestnut tree, I sold
you and you sold me"
- Symbolism