"1984" by George Orwell by Clara Mingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9 en-us 2019-02-05 21:35:41 UTC 2025-09-26 18:24:58 UTC hello@padlet.com claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328037959 2019-02-05 21:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328037959 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328039290 2019-02-05 21:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328039290 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328039478 2019-02-05 21:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328039478 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328039589 2019-02-05 21:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328039589 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328039935 2019-02-05 21:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328039935 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328040051 2019-02-05 21:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328040051 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328040174 2019-02-05 21:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328040174 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328040679 2019-02-05 21:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328040679 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328040834 2019-02-05 21:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328040834 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328041029 2019-02-05 21:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328041029 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328041247 2019-02-05 21:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328041247 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328041398 2019-02-05 21:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328041398 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328041522 2019-02-05 21:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328041522 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328041632 2019-02-05 21:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328041632 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328042074 2019-02-05 21:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328042074 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328042566  In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love. ]]> 2019-02-05 22:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328042566 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328044095 2019-02-05 22:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328044095 "1094" (Wikipedia) claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328044459 2019-02-05 22:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328044459 "1984" - Summary in Italian claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328044862 2019-02-05 22:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328044862 "1984" - Summary, Characters, Analysis & Facts claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328045612 2019-02-05 22:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328045612 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328046224 2019-02-05 22:15:47 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328046224 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328047881 2019-02-05 22:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328047881 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328048149 2019-02-05 22:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328048149 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328048309 2019-02-05 22:24:56 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328048309 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328048568 2019-02-05 22:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328048568 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328049059 2019-02-05 22:27:52 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328049059 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328049311 2019-02-05 22:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328049311 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328050866 2019-02-05 22:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328050866 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328051140 2019-02-05 22:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328051140 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328051351 2019-02-05 22:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328051351 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328051449 2019-02-05 22:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328051449 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328051623 2019-02-05 22:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328051623 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328051695 2019-02-05 22:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328051695 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328052171 2019-02-05 22:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328052171 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328052387 2019-02-05 22:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/328052387 Social Classes in "1984" claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/451685133 2020-02-27 21:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/451685133 Background of 1984 claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/451688920
By 1949, English writer George Orwell had already witnessed the horrific effects totalitarian governments had on Spain and Russia. He also observed that Western nations were still ambivalent regarding the rise of communism. For example, many intellectuals seemed to support its guiding principles, and the Soviet Union was portrayed favorably in the American press.

Orwell was deeply disturbed by the cruel oppression he'd observed in communist societies. He was particularly concerned with how technology could be used to monitor and control the public. His concerns formed the historical context of 1984, a political novel he wrote as a stern warning to Western readers of what could occur in as little as 35 years if they didn't act immediately to prevent totalitarianism from taking hold in their own countries.

]]> 2020-02-27 21:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/451688920 Definition of Doublethink claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/451689803 In 1984, the Party used doublethink as part of its large-scale campaign of propaganda and psychological manipulation of its leadership and the public. Doublethink is the ability to hold two completely contradictory beliefs at the same time and to believe they are both true. Early in the book, doublethink refers to the ability to control your memories, to choose to forget something, as well as to forget about the forgetting process. Later on in the novel, as the Party implements its mind-control techniques, people ultimately lose the ability to form independent thoughts. Eventually, it becomes possible for the Party to convince the public of anything, even if it's the exact opposite of what the public already knows to be true.]]> 2020-02-27 21:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/451689803 Class System in Oceania claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/451692261 Three societal classes exist in Oceania, in George Orwell's 1984. The Inner Party is the ruling class, and it communicates Big Brother's message to the lower classes. The Outer Party members hold positions of trust, but they are not decision makers in the government. There are far more proles, short for proletariats, than any other class in Oceania. The proles are working-class people.
The Inner Party
The Inner Party rules Oceania and is charged with establishing truth. The Party's truth and reality, however, are not the same thing.
The Inner Party manipulates the citizens, carefully selecting information to be communicated to Oceanians. Members of the Inner Party are able to obtain items like tea and coffee, while the rest of Oceania's population is led to believe these items are in short supply. The Inner Party has a purpose in making it appear that certain commodities are unavailable.
World domination is the Inner Party's goal, and 'the two aims of the Party are to conquer the whole surface of the earth and to extinguish once and for all the possibility of independent thought.'
One is not born into the Inner Party. Membership in either the Inner or Outer Party is earned by an examination administered to citizens at age sixteen. Orwell explains Oceania's rigid social structure, writing 'The Party is not concerned with perpetuating its blood but with perpetuating itself. Who wields power is not important, provided that the hierarchical structure remains always the same.'
Outer Party
Winston Smith, the novel's protagonist, or main character, is a member of the Outer Party. When Winston visits the home of O'Brien, a member of the Inner Party, the difference in their living conditions is clear. ]]> 2020-02-27 21:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/451692261 1984 - A Dystopia claramingrino https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/451694695  It's set in a dystopian future version of Great Britain, which is known by the lovely name of Airstrip One in the novel. Dystopia refers to a fictional place that is characterized by the miserable conditions under which its citizens live. A dystopia can be caused by war, climate change, or a terrible government. In this case, both war and government are factors in the creation of this particular dystopia. Airstrip One is part of a superstate called Oceania, which exists in a state of constant war. Oceania is ruled by a fictional dictator named Big Brother, who is used as a symbol to terrify the population into submission by those who are really in power. One of the many slogans used to subdue the populace in the novel is one we still know today: Big Brother Is Watching You. This refers to the constant surveillance the citizens of Airstrip One are under.]]> 2020-02-27 21:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/claramingrino/q0n3knkev9j9/wish/451694695