1984 Documentary – “The Barrier”
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3D Cityscape of “1984”
Physical Setting Quotations:
“There was a chessboard on the table beside them, with the pieces set out but no game started” (Orwell 82).
“It was the lonely hour of fifteen. Winston could not now remember how he had come to be in the café at such a time. The place was almost empty. A tinny music was trickling from the telescreens” (Orwell 81).
“The Chestnut Tree was almost empty. A ray of sunlight slanting through a window fell on dusty tabletops” (Orwell 305).
“Now and again he glanced up at a vast face which eyed him from the opposite wall. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption said” (Orwell 305).
Emotional Setting Quotations:
“The tune that they were playing changed, and the tone of the music changed too. There came something into it-but it was hard to describe. It was a peculiar, cracked, braying, jeering note: in his mind Winston called it a yellow note” (Orwell 82).
“He was overwhelmed by a desire not so much to get away from Julia as to get back to the Chestnut Tree Café, which had never seemed so attractive as at this moment. He had a nostalgic vision of his corner table, with the newspaper and the chessboard and the ever-flowing gin. Above all, it would be warm in there” (Orwell 311).
Setting Chapter 5 Practice – “1984”
In the novel, “1984” written by George Orwell, there are several examples of setting and the different ways that he incorporates it into each chapter. The setting of a story is the emotional and physical attributes that give the book a meaning and make it worth the read. The emotional setting is the mood and atmosphere and the various words that go along with the feel of the story, such as, gloomy or joyful. Whereas the physical setting is more to do with where this takes place and the location, the weather, any adjectives or physical features. An example from the novel for physical setting would be in chapter 5 when the author is describing Winston’s place of work and what it’s like, “the weather was baking hot. In the labyrinthine Ministry the windowless, air-conditioned rooms kept their normal temperature, but outside the pavements scorched one’s feet and the stench of the Tubes at the rush hours was a horror” (Orwell 158). This quotation provides us with great detail on the room that Winston is standing in and uses different adjectives like “baking” and “horror” to help us understand and fully grasp the setting and situation. It gives us the physical features, weather components and the location of where this is taking place. An example of emotional setting would be, “in a way she realized that she herself was doomed, that sooner or later the Thought Police would catch her and kill her, but with another part of her mind she believed that it was somehow possible to construct a secret world in which you could live as you chose” (Orwell 144). This shows what Julia is thinking and how she is a bold individual who doesn’t give in to the beliefs of the party, but understands that she will eventually be caught and found out if she shares these thoughts publicly. These are just a few of the numerous ways you can use setting and mood to establish a specific part or chapter of a story and “1984” does a great job of showing this.
1984 Propaganda Poster
Prompt: London, England in a dystopian setting where all the buildings look destroyed and the air has a blue-green haze shadowing over it
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1984 Political Spectrum
The political spectrum is a system that classifies all the different political roles and jobs in relation to each other. It’s an ideology that puts the political, social and economic values upon one of the geometric axes and ranges from the left to right. The left and right side of the political spectrum is wildly different. The left side tends to be anything to do with equality, freedom, people’s rights and the trade unionism, while on the left, it associates with traditions, values and authority. The right-wing parties would include all the conservatives, classical liberals, Christian democrats and nationalists. The left-wing would be all the parties welcoming change such as, social democrats, communists, socialists, progressives and social liberals. Towards the right is more of an authoritarian government and this type of government believes that everyone should obey the “higher ups” and limits the citizens freedoms. They want everyone in society to be the same and need full control over their country. Whereas the left side, which is more of a libertarianism government believes people should be themselves and that personal freedom should be maximized as much as possible. The government still has power, but not so much that people have a fear of what will happen to them if they act out or say the wrong thing. A great example of an authoritarian government is in the novel, “1984” by George Orwell. In this book, the government INGSOC or the English Socialist Party, holds the most power and doesn’t let anyone speak bad about the government. Big Brother, who is the head and leader of London in this dystopian time is always watching what people are doing and will even go as far as to install cameras outside peoples houses and watch them from helicopters. People in this society, have no control over their own lives and are not allowed and can never disobey the government and their ridiculous rules and regulations. So, INGSOC would definitely fit on the far right of the spectrum, as this government needs the most improvements.
Winston from “1984”
Winston Smith is a very opinionated character. He doesn’t share his opinions though, because just like everyone else, is afraid of the society they live in. He thinks that “Big Brother” always watching them is wrong and that they should have more freedom. He seems like a confident but shy person and wants to speak up, but can’t. In this case he is a follower and will do what others tell him to or copy them to not get in trouble. But I feel like he’s also not okay with people who are different, maybe because of the dystopian society making him believe certain things, but he seemed angry at the simple fact that some women, don’t want a relationship. This also shows that Winston is quite misogynistic, and he objectifies women who he finds attractive because the society has influenced him and made him believe that these things are okay. We also know that he only has these feelings about certain women, “he disliked nearly all women, and especially the young and pretty ones” (Orwell 12). He is asked by his neighbour to help her with something and he sees it more as a chore and describes her as having dust on her face because she is older and Winston is not attracted to her in anyway. Winston works in the truth pyramid, which is in charge of all news and entertainment, and this is where he meets the “pretty” girl, Julia. Winston isn’t really a violent character, but there is definitely some violence in him that has perhaps been put on him by the dystopian society and the idea of big brother.
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