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1. Events in a plot elicit a variety of reactions from characters. With reference to the works of at least two writers you have studied, compare how they have highlighted and made important to the works as a whole, reactions by different characters to certain events.

2. Discuss the ways in which at least two of the works you have studied are concerned with the exploration of aspects of *corruption and/or decay. (*among a plethora of other concepts like power, repression, individualism, paranoia, consciousness etc.)

3. “Fiction is an essentially rhetorical art—that is to say the novelist or short-story writer persuades us
to share a certain view of the world for the duration of the reading experience.” To what extent do you agree with this statement in regards to two or three novels you have studied? (Orwell's visceral revulsion of Totalitarian politics)

4. Authors are aware of the power of their works to shock the reader. Referring to at least two of the works in your study, explore some of the methods they have employed to do this.

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“Suddenly there sprang into his mind, ready-made as it were, the image of a certain Comrade Ogilvy, who had recently died in battle, in heroic circumstances. . . . It was true that there was no such person as Comrade Ogilvy, but a few lines of print and a couple of faked photographs would soon bring him into existence.”

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Ministry of Peace declares wars
Ministry of Plenty "deals" with the lack of resources
Ministy of Love punishes and tortures
Ministry of Truth censors and modifies the past and present

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Sexual repression causes hysteria, leading to war fever. Winston's sadistic mentality before he gets into an affair with Julia indicates this, but with hysteria leading to negative consequences for him instead.

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According to Goldstein, the purpose of the neverending war is to require constant human labour and resources, to such an extent that the economy can never support a decent life standard for it's citizens.

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The party claims sex and lust compete with loyalty to the party.

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In context to a post WW2 world

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Favored over individual identity

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Principles that protect the integrity of the party.

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Lets people focus their energy on a fake enemy and release their energy that would otherwise be used against the party

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Sexual impulses are very powerful for humans, therefore limiting them is a must for the party

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Limits vocabulary to limit thinking as well as emotion (primary feelings that go against the party)

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Less knowledge limits what/how/if people can critique the party

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War is peace
Freedom is slavery
Ignorance is strength

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Contantly working on fixing little details about the past, never actually achieves something tangible

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Useful for imposing ideologies on the masses

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"Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious."

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The conditional mindset to allow self control and acceptance. "reality control, victories over your own memory" (p35)

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2+2=5 - This statement serves no actual purpose, but being able to force it into society shows power.

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2+2=5 - This statement serves no actual purpose, but being able to force it into society shows power.

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Focus on people being "useful", even though humanity doesn't progress - Winston's paperweight being  aesthetically pleasing but serving no purpose borders illegality

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The party's fake socialism and its lack of real ideology: "the party rejects and vilifies every principle for which the socialist movement originally stood, and it chooses to do this in the name of socialism."

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The collective ceasing to think independently and accepting lies.

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The division of society into three distinct social classes serves adds to the dystopian portrayal of society.

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Who controls the past controls the future, who controls the present controls the past"

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Control over the masses, loss of rights, and no individualism

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Developing explanations and more precise ideas, making connections.
Connect the character study with some sort of concept (thematic or stylistic)

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1. Thematic connections could be the notion of control and control over individual identity in favour of a collective identity. It could be conflict and man versus society etc. It could also be Orwell's response to social constructs (totalitarianism etc.) or timelessness and genre.
2. Stylistic concepts like narration (WAPZ some looked at the notion of the narrative POV)
*Most of these aspects will be good comparative features to have with our other Part 3 texts - choose wisely.

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What do you notice or see in general?
Evidence, textual references w some context.
Genre: did the story suggest a certain genre?  Did different people choose different genres? What conventions of the genre were used? Did you mix or challenge genre conventions? >
Plot structure: linear, 3 parts, handling of time.