Book by: George Orwell
Presentation by: Sam Meinel, Colin Takata, Phillip
Tran
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Victory Mansions
 This is an apartment building where Winston, the
main character, lives. It is small, a very moody building
that has an air of worry about it.
 Winston’s apartment is a small square room, with a
twin bed and a simple kitchen, and a telescreen.
The outside of the Victory Mansions as portrayed in the UK movie version.
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The Ministry of Truth
 It is an enormous pyramidal structure made of white
marble, 300 meters tall.
 This is one of the five main buildings of the
government of Oceania.
 It is where Winston and Julia work.
The outside of the Ministry of Truth as pictured in the UK movie.
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The
Junk
Shop
 The Junk Shop is located in the Proles area, selling
antiques. It is described as a small shack, with broken
down boards and windows.
 This is where Winston committed his first
thoughtcrime by buying the diary.
 This is also where he and Julia meet up, because
Winston is renting the room above the shop.
The Junk shop, as portrayed in the movie.
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The
Ministry
of
Love
 This is where the head of the party is located.
 We don’t ever see the outside, but the inside, from
what Winston sees, is the holding cell, which is a room
filled to the brim with people with no light. He also
sees his interrogation rooms, which are square rooms
with grey walls and a desk with two chairs. His living
quarters there was a small room with a mattress and a
hard pillow. He also experiences room 101, which is a
big room where the party uses a persons deepest fear
to break them.
The inside of room 101.
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Winston
 Winston is a major character, in fact, he’s the main
character.
 Winston works in the records department of the
Ministry of Truth.
 Winston is a dynamic character.
 Winston is a 39 year old white male. Winston is tall,
has blonde hair, and blue eyes.
 Winston is a Protagonist.
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Julia
 Julia is a 27 year old white female. She is short, has
black hair, and brown eyes.
 She works in the fiction department section of the
Ministry of Truth.
 Winston originally thought that Julia was a Antagonist,
but it turns out that she is a Protagonist.
 Julia is a major character.
 Julia is a dynamic character.
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Big Brother
 Big Brother is a old white male who has dark hair with
a small moustache and blue eyes.
 Big Brother is the dictator that rules Oceania.
 All he represents is a figurehead for the party, who may
or may not exist.
 Big Brother is a static character.
 Big Brother is a minor character.
C
O’Brien
 O’Brien is a old, overweight white male with a thick
neck.
 O’Brien is a member of the inner party.
 O’Brien works in the Ministry of Truth.
 O’Brien was originally a member of the Brotherhood,
but was turned back.
 O’Brien is a major character.
 O’Brien is a dynamic character.
 O’Brien is an antagonist.
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Syme
 Syme is a short, dark haired white male, with very large
eyes.
 Syme worked in the Research Department of the
Ministry of Truth, specializing in Newspeak.
 Syme is a static character.
 Syme is a minor character.
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Rising Action
 The rising Action is where the author develops
characters and creates the setting. It also starts the
story.
 In 1984 the rising action begun when it introduced
Winston Smith, the main character, and began adding
setting, like the victory mansions and the Ministry of
Truth.
 The plot really began when the author introduced the
diary, and the more broad setting, ex: Airstrip 1.
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Climax
 The Climax is where the story reaches its highest
point, and then continues downward from there.
 The Climax of the story is when Winston and Julia are
discovered as thoughtcriminals and are taken to the
Ministry of Love.
 This happens because it turns out that Mr. Carrington,
the person who owns the junk shop and is renting
them the room, is an agent of the thoughtpolice.
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Falling Action
 Falling action is what happens in a story after the
climax, where the author begins to wrap up the story.
 The falling action begins with O’Brien interrogating
Winston, trying to make him believe anything the
party says.
 There is also all the time after room 101, like when they
declare that Oceania has captured all of Africa, until
they finally execute Winston.
C
Person vs. Person
 Winston vs. O’Brien – Throughout the story, Winston
originally believed O’Brien to be a good guy, but
O’Brien turns out to be an evil agent of the inner party.
He brainwashes Winston to make him believe
everything that the party says is true, like that 2+2=5.
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Person vs. Self
 Winston vs. Winston - Winston was debating at the
end of the book whether he loved or hated Big
Brother, and at the end of the book he decides that he
loves big brother, but that is only because the party
hypnotized him.
C
Person vs. Society
 Winston/Julia vs. the Party – Both characters fight
fiercely against the party, however they are eventually
captured by the thought police, and broken in the
Ministry of Love.
C
Society vs. Society
 Oceania vs. Eurasia/Eastasia – These are the three
super countries that are constantly at war with each
other. This is resolved when Oceania takes all control
of Africa, forcing Eurasia to retreat, bringing the war to
a foreseeable conclusion.
 The Party vs. The Brotherhood – It is never confirmed
that the Brotherhood does truly exist, but there will
always be people who oppose the party, and that in
itself forms the brotherhood.
T&R
Theme
 Theme is the lessoned learned throughout the story.
 The theme of this story is that even though you may be
faced with great adversity, don’t betray your own
thoughts to that of other people.
T&R
Resolution
 Resolution is what wraps up the entire story, solving
whatever conflicts that remain.
 The resolution to all conflict within Winston is that
Winston is brainwashed into believing everything that
the party told him.
 The resolution to Oceania vs. Eurasia/Eastasia is that
Oceania gains control of Africa, thereby defeating
Eurasia/Eastasia.
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Mood
 The mood of the book was, in our opinion, very dark.
There is a myriad of times where this is proven. This is
proven when O’Brien threatened to have rats eat
Winston’s face. It is also proven when there is horrible
description of Winston’s spine snapping in half, given
to him by O’Brien when being interrogated. Another
thing is when they do eventually shot Winston, they
had brainwashed him so far that he lost all will to
continue.
Winston wearing the rat cage mask.
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