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Tillotson: employee in the Records Department

Syme: Winston’s friend, expert in Newspeak

Tom Parsons: Winston’s neighbor and coworker, loyal to the Party

Summary
Winston’s job at the Ministry of Truth is to alter or “rectify” records to create documentary evidence supporting the Party. As soon as he finishes with the day’s assignment, he drops the instructions into the memory hole, where he assumes they are destroyed along with the papers...

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1. 1984: Introduction
2. Overview
3. George Orwell Biography
4. The Principles of Newspeak
5. Summary
6. Summary and Analysis
   1. Part 1, Chapter 1 Summary and Analysis
   2. Part 1, Chapter 2 Summary and Analysis
   3. Part 1, Chapter 3 Summary and Analysis
   4. Part 1, Chapters 4 and 5 Summary and Analysis
   5. Part 1, Chapters 6 and 7 Summary and Analysis
   6. Part 1, Chapter 8 Summary and Analysis
   7. Part 2, Chapter 1 Summary and Analysis
   8. Part 2, Chapter 2 Summary and Analysis
   9. Part 2, Chapter 3 Summary and Analysis
   10. Part 2, Chapter 4 Summary and Analysis
   11. Part 2, Chapter 5 Summary and Analysis
   12. Part 2, Chapter 6 Summary and Analysis
   13. Part 2, Chapter 7 Summary and Analysis
   14. Part 2, Chapter 8 Summary and Analysis
   15. Part 2, Chapter 9 Summary and Analysis
   16. Part 2, Chapter 10 Summary and Analysis
   17. Part 3, Chapter 1 Summary and Analysis
   18. Part 3, Chapter 2 Summary and Analysis
   19. Part 3, Chapter 3 Summary and Analysis
   20. Part 3, Chapters 4 and 5 Summary and Analysis
   21. Part 3, Chapter 6 Summary and Analysis
7. Quizzes
8. Characters
9. Themes
10. Style
11. Historical Context
12. Critical Overview
13. Character Analysis
14. Essays and Criticism
15. Suggested Essay Topics
16. Sample Essay Outlines
17. Compare and Contrast
18. Topics for Further Study
19. Media Adaptations
20. What Do I Read Next?
21. Bibliography and Further Reading
22. Pictures
23. Copyright

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