1984 Critical Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
“Winston’s rebellion has been planted in his mind by the party”
A
Rissanen
2
Q
“It is not a prophecy, it is plainly a satire”
A
Bernard crick
3
Q
“Children are essentially used to break up the family unit”
A
Kika
4
Q
“The configuration of the friendly into the threatening is a perfect piece of double think”
A
Bernard Crick on Big Brother’s name
5
Q
“The strongest love in Oceania is the warped love of tortured towards his torturer”
A
Reese
6
Q
“The force that opposes the tyranny in my book is one in which Orwell himself always put great store: ordinary human decency”
A
Atwood - opposing tyranny
7
Q
“Orwell looked back in time as much as he looked forward”
A
Meyers
