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1984 Critics
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- 1Mike Peters EmotionCritics focus strongly on politics...it risks forgetting both the exploration of human emotions...and the emotional impact of the narrative on the reader
- 2Mike Peters Vision of the futurethe book has become a modern classic due to the way it conveys a dystopian vision of a future totalitarian world that has the power to provoke and shock
- 3Mike Peters Winston SmithWinston Smith from the start is depicted as a traumatised figure, struggling to cope with what is happening and has happen to him
- 4Mike Peters Sanityhe questions his own sanity...and even contemplates suicide in the face of a 'monstrous world'
- 5Mike Peters Mental stateWinston's fraught mental state is undeniably a product of the oppressive society which he inhibits
- 6Mike Peters The Pasthow vulnerable [the past] has made him anyone, like O'Brien who seems to offer protection and comfort
- 7Mike Peters AuthorshipAuthorship thus becomes for the character (and perhaps Orwell too) a form of therapy
- 8Mike Peters traumaconcentration on the character's reactions to his mistreatment rather than on the actual pain...suggests a state of trauma
- 9Mike Peters SettingStartling his readers, by his depiction of 1984's setting...at the start of the novel
- 10Mike Peters Orwell + Settingthe defamiliarised setting disorientates the reader...to focalise the narrative through Winston and marginalise alternative perspectives.
- 11Mike Peters Narrative + Shockwe have little choice but to trust Winston's take on things and his judgement, our sense of shock is heightened
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- A level English Flashcards on 1984 Critics, created by Rebekah Phillips on 21/05/2018.
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