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Cali J. Boles2-2

1984

Mini-OralSlide2

Question

What

is the significance of Winston Smith’s name?Slide3

Quick Answer

First Name- Winston

Churchill, British Prime Minister during World War

II

Last Name- Smith is the most common last name in the English language.

Winston Smith’s name suggests he is an ordinary man that has hope and wants a change. “All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.”Slide4

Passage

Part 2, Chapter 2, page 120

“What

is your name?” said Winston. “Julia. I know yours. It’s Winston—Winston Smith.” “How did you find that out?” “I expect I’m better at finding things out than you are, dear. Tell me, what did you think of me before that day I gave you the note?”Slide5

Context

The passage is found when Julia and Winston first meet in the “Golden Country”. Afterwards, they continued to meet up in different locations.

In the passage, Julia says she already knows who he is giving the impression that he is ordinary like every other man. Slide6

Passage Connection #1

Part 1, Chapter 2, page 26

Winston

belched again. The gin was wearing off, leaving a deflated feeling. The

telescreen

—perhaps to celebrate the victory, perhaps to drown the memory of the lost chocolate— crashed into “Oceania, ‘tis for thee”. You were supposed to stand to attention. However, in his present position he was invisible. Strong, resistant, not in favor of government and wants change. Slide7

Passage Connection #2

Part 1, Chapter 1, page 14

In

a lucid moment Winston found that he was shouting with the others and kicking his heel

violently

against the rung of his chair. The horrible thing about the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but, on the contrary, that it was impossible to avoid joining in. Even as a rebellious figure, Winston took part in the same actions of the ordinary people.Slide8

Diction

Winston belched again. The gin was wearing off, leaving a deflated feeling. The

telescreen

—perhaps to celebrate the victory, perhaps to drown the memory of the lost chocolate— crashed into “Oceania, ‘tis for thee”. You were supposed to stand to attention. However, in his present position he was

invisible

. in·vin·ci·ble  (n-vns-bl) adj. Incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable.Slide9

Whole Text Significance

Winston was invincible when it came to his response to a lot of situations he was put in.

As an average citizen of Oceania, he was not invincible when it came to dealing with the government’s rules. (ex: Betrayed Julia to save his own life rather than being killed for what he believed.)

Orwell put the idea of him being “invincible” into the story to create his image of being courageous and heroic.Slide10

Literary Device

Mood/Tone

Winston belched again. The gin was wearing off, leaving a deflated feeling. The

telescreen

—perhaps to celebrate the victory, perhaps to drown the memory of the lost chocolate— crashed into “Oceania, ‘tis for thee”. You were supposed to stand to attention. However, in his present position he was invisible.

In this passage, Orwell uses an unattached and an I-don’t-care tone to emphasize the idea of Winston’s displeasure of the Party. This is adds to the idea that he is ready to defy the government.Slide11

Theme

An ordinary person can become an invincible hero by simply doing what they believe in.

“We are all ordinary. We are all boring. We are all spectacular. We are all shy. We are all bold. We are all heroes. We are all helpless. It just depends on the day.

” ―Brad MetzlerSlide12

Author’s Purpose

Orwell is saying that if the people with even the smallest voices don’t try to speak out, no change will occur. Standing up for what you believe in and you think is fair could not only benefit you but many others you didn’t know you could help.