Report:Nineteen Eighty-Four

Introduction:

The aim of this report is to provide reader a clear background information and outline of this novel.

Besides that explanation of some proper nouns will definitely help you.

BackgroundⅠ:

Nineteen Eighty-Four is quite arguably George Orwell's best work, finished just before he died, which describes his prophetic vision of the future in haunting detail. Published in 1949, it is a typical political fiction and social science fiction.

Orwell described an imaginary totalitarian society which is terrible and choking, life is hopeless and mind was controlled by party, through a detailed description of ordinary people living in this society, revealing any form of totalitarianism will inevitably lead to people or even the whole country a tragedy.

The Last Man in Europe was one of the original titles for the novel.

BackgroundⅡ:in 1984, after a global war,nuclear weapon destoryed previous social order and civilization process, the world was divided by three intercontinental super-states, there are Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia.

The story happened In London, the Airstrip One capital city of Oceania. The country actually was controlled by party:Ingsoc (English Socialism), and Newspeak is its official language.

Outline：Winston Smith, outer party member, working in Ministry of Truth

Julia, Winston's lover

The story began with Winston's journal. In his diary, he doubted the power of Big Brother, started to review his surroundings. No long, he intellectually rebelled against the Party and fell in love with Julia, but his betray had beend discoveryed and captured by thought plioce. Consequent imprisonment, interrogation, torture, and re-education made he covert and be loyal to party. At last, he became an ilde drunk, accepted the thought theroy of party. He recognized " he defeated himself. He loves big brother. ”

proper nouns:Big Brother: he is at everywhere, the dark-eyed, mustachioed embodiment of the Party governing Oceania.

Ingsoc: A party control everything in Oceania.

telescreen: something like Closed-circuit television.

thought police: a kind of police which duty is to uncover and punish thoughtcrime and eliminate rebell members of society。

｛Oceania Eurasia Eastasia

Four major departments in Oceania:

Ministry of Peace (Newspeak: Minipax)

Ministry of Plenty (Newspeak: Miniplenty)

Ministry of Truth (Newspeak: Minitrue)

Ministry of Love (Newspeak: Miniluv)

Newspeak：

it is closely based on English but has a greatly reduced and simplified vocabulary and grammar

Thanks for your attention