Written by George Orwell 1984 Written by George Orwell
Introduce NewSpeak: a condensing of words--simplification
Social hierarchy Big Brother: the face of the government, dictator Inner Party: the ruling party, known as INGSOC (English Socialism) Outer Party: middle class, government officials Proles: civilians that reside “outside” the government, working or lower class
Social hierarchy
Government agencies Ministry of Truth Ministry of Love Ministry of Peace Ministry of Plenty Government agencies
Characters Emmanuel Goldstein Rival to Big Brother Leader of the resistance, known as the “Brotherhood” Public enemy #1, according to the Party His face is shown during every “hate session”
Characters Winston Smith Part of the Outer Party Works for MiniTru as a document reviser, correcting “errors” in past publications Remembers a time when Big Brother did not exist