1. Written by George Orwell
1984
Written by George Orwell

2. Introduce NewSpeak: a condensing of words--simplification

3. 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

4. Social hierarchy

5. Government agencies Ministry of Truth Ministry of Love
Ministry of Peace
Ministry of Plenty
Government agencies

6. 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”

7. 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