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1984: Book Summary

About George Orwell

Author Biography
Literary Writing

About 1984

Introduction
Historical Background
The Role of the Media
The Setting

Chapter Summaries and Commentaries

Part 1: Chapter 1
Part 1: Chapter 2
Part 1: Chapter 3
Part 1: Chapter 4
Part 1: Chapter 5
Part 1: Chapters 6 and 7
Part 1: Chapter 8
Part 2: Chapter 1
Part 2: Chapters 2 and 3
Part 2: Chapter 4
Part 2: Chapters 5 and 6
Part 2: Chapters 7 and 8
Part 2: Chapters 9 and 10
Part 3: Chapter 1
Part 3: Chapters 2 and 3
Part 3: Chapters 4 and 5
Part 3: Chapter 6
Part 3: Appendix

Character List

Character Map

Character Analyses

Winston Smith
Julia
O’Brien
Big Brother/Emmanuel Goldstein

Critical Essays

The Role of Language and the Act of Writing in Orwell’s 1984
The Purpose of Newspeak
The Role of the Author
The Mutability of History in 1984

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Part 2: Chapters 7 and 8

superfluous  being more than is needed, useful, or wanted; surplus; excessive.

simian  of or like an ape or monkey.

stoneware  a dense, opaque, glazed or unglazed pottery containing clay, silica, and feldspar and fired at a high heat.

sordid  meanly selfish.

beseech  to ask (someone) earnestly; entreat; implore.

clamorous  loudly demanding or complaining.

remonstrances  protests, complaints, or expostulations.

catechism  a formal series of questions and answers.

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