1984: The Epic Review
Feraco
SFHP/Myth/Sci-Fi
5 May 2009
Establishing a Philosophical Baseline
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Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Enemies aren’t separated from allies by much.
Loyalty is essential to friendship.
We cannot have a secure society without sacrificing
certain freedoms.
It’s better to learn about something dangerous than to
avoid it.
People are good at heart.
Communities function more smoothly when one
system of ideas is dominant.
Wars will always happen, because there will always be
something or someone for us to fear.
Establishing a Philosophical Baseline II
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If your actions have positive consequences, the
ends justify your means.
It’s better for leaders to be overly ruthless/
pragmatic than overly compassionate; if you’re
forced to deal in extremes, the former is
preferable to the latter.
Trust is fundamentally dangerous.
Love can be broken by external forces.
Establishing a Philosophical Baseline III
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Because history is written by the victors, the victors
control the past, present, and future.
Some thoughts and uses of language are too
dangerous to allow.
A person is free as long as he or she can think for
him/herself.
The most important human concern is (circle one):
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Enlightenment
Love
Independence
Identity
Security
Artifacts and Symbols
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Winston’s Diary
The Telescreen
Winston’s Dream
The Speakwrite
The Memory Hole
The Paperweight
Winston’s Body
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The Rats
The Four Songs
The Theory and Practice
of Oligarchical
Collectivism (Goldstein’s
Book)
The Chessboard
Attitudes, Philosophies, and Concepts
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Newspeak,
Duckspeak, and
Oldspeak
Doublethink
Mutability of the
Past
Thoughtcrime
Facecrime
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“Freedom is…”
“I understand
HOW…”
Blackwhite
Crimestop
Modern Warfare
Social Hierarchies
Wealth and Resource
Usage
Characters
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Winston
O’Brien
Syme
Parsons + Family
Goldstein
Big Brother
Katherine
Withers and Ogilvy
Jones, Aaronson,
and Rutherford
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Julia
The Old Prole Man
Charrington
The Prole Woman
Ampleforth
The Fat Man (Bumstead)
The Skull-Faced Man
Winston’s Family
Devil in the Details
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Two Minutes’ Hate
The Party’s Three
Slogans
The Ministries
The Records
Department
The Party’s Attitudes/
Contradictions
Life Before the
Revolution
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The Purges
The Proof of the Party’s
Lies
Confessions and
Hangings
Vaporization and
Unpersons
The Availability of
Goods
The Lottery
Devil in the Details II
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Winston’s
Experiences in the
Village
What Winston
Saw/Heard in the
Café
The Eurasian
Prisoners
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The Gifts Julia Brings
Hate Week
Ampleforth’s Poem
The Interrogations
2+2 = 5
Winston’s and Julia’s
Final Meeting
Groups
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The Party
The Junior Anti-Sex
League
The Spies
The Thought Police
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The Brotherhood
The Outer Party
The Inner Party
The Proles
Settings
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Winston’s Flat
Victory Mansions
Airstrip One
Winston’s
Workplace
The Prole Village
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The Chestnut Tree Café
Charrington’s Shop
Charrington’s Room
The Golden Country
O’Brien’s Home
Room 101
Themes and Motifs
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Hope and
Hopelessness
Memory and Belief
Ideals and Realities
Power and
Independence
Instinct and Human
Nature
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Happiness,
Intelligence, and
Orthodoxy
Sex, Desire, and
Chastity
Family, Love, and
Sacrifice
The Past, Present, and
Future
Risk and Fear
Themes and Motifs II
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Treasure and Loss
Loyalty, Trust, and
Betrayal
Compassion
Resistance and
Conflict
Purity, Order, and
Corruption
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Ignorance and
Hatred
Living and Dying
The Mind vs. the
Soul
Time and
Displacement
Pain and Principle
Freedom and
Oppression
Assorted Important Miscellany
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Utopia vs. Dystopia
The Party’s Sacred Principles
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Newspeak
Doublethink
Mutability of the past
Tillotson
Ingsoc/Neo-Bolshevism/Death-Worship
Painting in Charrington's Room
Julia's Note
Assorted Important Miscellany II
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Julia's Makeup
"We are the dead...“
Luck + Fate
Safety, Intelligence + Curiosity
The People Who Flourish Under the Party’s
Rule
Psychology
Truth
That Should Be Everything!
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Pay attention during the last war
Read the Peace Day/War Day/Other Questions
breakdown to make sure you understand
everything
Study Session Open on the Blog
Ask me questions if you forgot something
Good luck!