BSchool Miss Náyade Gálvez Vásquez

Novel Study:
1984 – George Orwell
Worksheet 2
Chapter 1

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Reading Exercises

Complete the following exercises a4er reading chapter 1 from the novel:

1) Name 10 features of the dystopian world from the novel.

-Dehumanization, a digitalized society, lying and misrepresentation on any topic, manipulation

and threatening people, excessive control over everything, oppressive government, independent thought and action are res
they live in a utopia, fear and uncertainty, conformist environment to have better control over
the people.

2) What makes this ficConal world a dystopia?

You can see that this world is a dystopia because there is an unfair society, a chaotic world, the power
is just for a lucky few, etc.

3) What are the three more terrifying aspects of the world on this novel? Why?

Excessive control and restriction of thought and action, being told that you are constantly
being watched, your freedo is uncertain and is constantly violated, etc.

4) What are the most disturbing features of this dystopia?

The "big brother", and the ministries.

5) Provide 5 similariCes between our world and the world from the novel

The digitalization of the world, big brother could be a representation of opressing world leaders,
the deliberate control over wich information we get and consume, manipulative propaganda and
violation of privacy

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6) Explain the following concepts in your own words:

Hate week

Is a time in wich everyone directs its hatred towards Emmanuel Goldstein in front of a television

Two minutes of hate

Two minute films in wich they show public enemies to show they hate towards them

The Party

The totalitarian regime.

Newspeak

A language designed to keep citizens ignorant.

Big Brother
The figure of totalitarian power.

Thought police

secret organization arresting people who have any way of alternative thinking

7) What view of human nature is embedded in the police of the Party?

The view that the police of the party have of human nature is almost completely inhumane
they think they think they do not deserve decent treatment and that they are anti-freedom
thats why they are so violent towards them

8) How is wriCng an act of rebellion?

in the case of the novel, writing becomes a way of alternative thinking and a liberative action
It allows expression and a different way of thinking something very important since it´s

forbidden to even think differently

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