Final Exam QUESTIONS: In terms of countries in the present or in the past, which country do you think exhibits the dystopian ideals of Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell. Use the information below from the book and write a cohesive 3-5 page paper illustrating your choice.
- State of Perpetual War
Zones of Influence
USSR Conquers Europe
Atomic Bombs
Oceania – Western Hemisphere, British Isles, Australasia, Southern Africa
Eurasia – Continental Europe, Russia (Including Siberia)
Eastasia – China, Japan, Korea, Indochina
- Totalitarian Government (Dystopia/Oceania)
Nationalism (Populism)
Government Lying to Public
Invented Government Language
Ministry of Peace (War and Defense)
Ministry of Plenty (Rationing and Starvation)
Ministry of Love (Torture and Brainwashing)
Ministry of Truth (Propaganda)
Unpersons (Vaporized/Killed or No Memories)
Children Inform on Parents
- Big Brother
Cult-like Personality
Re-writing History
Censorship
Newspeak
Doublethink
Images of Big Brother
- Class Differences
Upper-Class Inner Party – Elite Ruling Party (2% of Population)
Middle-Class (13% of Population)
Lower-Class (Proles/Proletariat/85% of Population)
Oily Gin (To Keep Sedated), Cigarettes, Synthetic Foodstuffs
Living Standard (Poverty, Hunger, Disease, and Filth)
- Government Surveillance
Telescreens
Thought Police
Re-education
- The Brotherhood (Rebellion From Middle and Lower Classes)
