George Orwell

1984 is a dystopian novel which follows the life of Winston Smith, a state clerk who is frustrated by the omnipresent eyes of The Party and its disquieting and omnipotent leader, Big Brother.
 Orwell explores the themes of mass media control, government surveillance, totalitarianism and how a dictator can manipulate and control history, thoughts and lives in such a way that no one can escape it. The novel also coined many new words and phrases which regularly appear in popular culture, such as ‘Big Brother’, ‘thoughtcrime’, ‘doublethink’ and ‘Newspeak’.
 The reader contains in-depth analyses of the major themes in 1984.
 
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Summing-up Activities
 
 1984 è un romanzo distopico anti-totalitaristico. Orwell esplora le tematiche del controllo dei mezzi di comunicazione di massa, della vigilanza capillare del Governo sui cittadini e di come esso possa manipolare la storia, le vite e persino i pensieri delle persone. Il romanzo coniò diverse nuove parole ed espressioni, quali ‘Big Brother’, ‘thoughtcrime’, ‘doublethink’ e ‘Newspeak’. Il reader contiene approfondimenti sulle principali tematiche presenti in 1984.

Chapter 1 – Winston Smith

Chapter 2 – Taking risks

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: What influenced Orwell and 1984

Chapter 3 – In love

Chapter 4 – Thoughts of rebellion

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Main themes of 1984

Chapter 5 – Face to face

Chapter 6 – Room 101

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Appendix: the principles of Newspeak

Summing-up activities

Glossary

Room 101 BEFORE READING 1 Chapter What do you think is in room 101? Tick ( ) the appropriate answer/s. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. 2 6 A special machine for torture. The person you care for the most who is tortured in front of you. Big Brother. What you fear the most. An operating theatre for surgical operations. Prisoners form Eastasia. Goldstein and members of the Brotherhood. What do you think will happen to Winston at the end of the book? .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 What reasons do leaders generally give to justify their position of power? Tick ( ) the appropriate answer/s.Then, answer the question. a. b. c. d. e. f. They are doing it because it s their natural right. They are doing it because it is God s will. They are doing it because they want to feel superior. They are doing it for the good of the population. They are doing it because the population asked them to. They are doing it because they love power. What do you think is the reason the Party will give Winston? .......................................................................................................................................................... 

1984 Room 101 Chapter 6  There are three stages in your re-integration,  said O Brien.  Learning, understanding and acceptance. We will now start phase two . Winston was lying flat, held back   but a little more freely   to the bed. The sessions went on for days, weeks maybe, at different intervals, but he couldn t say how many there had been.  You have often asked yourself why we invest so much time on you. In your diary you wrote,  I can understand how, but not why.  Well, you read part of the book, did you find out anything you didn t know?   You have read it?  asked Winston.  I wrote it   collectively, obviously. In general, it is correct in its description, but the programme it outlines   the secret accumulation of knowledge and finally a proletarian rebellion like you had imagined   that you must see was nonsense. The proles will never rebel in a million years. The rule of the Party is forever. Make that your starting point. Now, coming back to why. Why do you think we want power?  Winston looked at O Brien s enthusiastic face and knew what he would say. He recognised him as a superior being now, he would have to believe him.  You are ruling over us for our own good,  he started.  Human beings cannot govern themselves and   He stopped because the dial went up and pain shot through his body.  Fool! Winston, you should know better. Listen to me now. The Party wants power for its own sake. We are not interested in others; we simply want power. We don t care about money, happiness or a long life. We simply want power. Power is not a means; it is an end. Revolutions are made to establish dictatorships. The object of persecution is persecution, as the object of torture is torture and the object of power is power.  97 

Narrativa inglese, livello B2 intermedio, romanzo anti-totalitaristico di Orwell che esplora temi come il controllo statale dei mass media.

1984 - Collana RAINBOWS

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1984

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