Themes in 1984

Themes in 1984

1. Dystopia

   • Pathetic fallacy
   • Newspeak
   • Symbolism
   • Contrasting
   • Surveillance
   • Control
   • Fear

2. Totalitarianism

   • Big Brother
   • Surveillance
   • Fear
   • Opposition
   • Thought Police
   • The Party
   • Control

3. Conflict

   • Opposition
   • Winston vs. Big Brother
   • War
   • Winston vs. himself
   • Winston vs. O'Brien

4. Cruelty

   • Ministry of Love
   • Torture
   • Terror
   • Thought Police

5. Terror

   • Cruelty
   • Ministry of Love
   • Obedience
   • Torture
   • Control
   • Fear
   • War
   • Thought Police

6. Humanity

   • War
   • Memory/significance of the past
   • Winston
   • Obedience
   • Love
   • O'Brien
   • Julia
   • Children as spies
   • Freedom
   • Thought Police
   • Cruelty/torture/suffering
   • Ministry of Love

7. War

   • Dystopia
   • Control
   • The Party
   • Humanity
   • Terror
   • Fear