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1984 Motifs

Motifs and symbols tracked across analyzed chapters, with links back to chapter summaries and chapter analysis pages.

Telescreen

16 occurrencespersistent
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Summary ch. 6Analysis ch. 6
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Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9
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Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11
Summary ch. 12Analysis ch. 12
Summary ch. 13Analysis ch. 13
Summary ch. 14Analysis ch. 14
Summary ch. 19Analysis ch. 19
Summary ch. 20Analysis ch. 20
Summary ch. 22Analysis ch. 22
Summary ch. 24Analysis ch. 24
Summary ch. 29Analysis ch. 29

Diary

8 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 3Analysis ch. 3
Summary ch. 4Analysis ch. 4
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5
Summary ch. 6Analysis ch. 6
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11
Summary ch. 12Analysis ch. 12
Summary ch. 13Analysis ch. 13

Thought Police

8 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 2Analysis ch. 2
Summary ch. 3Analysis ch. 3
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10
Summary ch. 12Analysis ch. 12
Summary ch. 13Analysis ch. 13
Summary ch. 14Analysis ch. 14

Thoughtcrime

8 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5
Summary ch. 6Analysis ch. 6
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11
Summary ch. 13Analysis ch. 13
Summary ch. 19Analysis ch. 19
Summary ch. 24Analysis ch. 24

Doublethink

7 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 3Analysis ch. 3
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10
Summary ch. 12Analysis ch. 12
Summary ch. 22Analysis ch. 22
Summary ch. 25Analysis ch. 25
Summary ch. 26Analysis ch. 26

Party slogans

7 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10
Summary ch. 12Analysis ch. 12
Summary ch. 22Analysis ch. 22
Summary ch. 26Analysis ch. 26
Summary ch. 27Analysis ch. 27

Victory Gin

7 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 3Analysis ch. 3
Summary ch. 4Analysis ch. 4
Summary ch. 6Analysis ch. 6
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10
Summary ch. 12Analysis ch. 12
Summary ch. 13Analysis ch. 13
Summary ch. 29Analysis ch. 29

Hate Week

6 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1
Summary ch. 3Analysis ch. 3
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10
Summary ch. 14Analysis ch. 14
Summary ch. 18Analysis ch. 18
Summary ch. 22Analysis ch. 22

Big Brother poster

5 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1
Summary ch. 2Analysis ch. 2
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5
Summary ch. 6Analysis ch. 6
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7

Memory hole

5 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9
Summary ch. 12Analysis ch. 12
Summary ch. 19Analysis ch. 19
Summary ch. 22Analysis ch. 22
Summary ch. 25Analysis ch. 25

Ministry of Truth

5 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 2Analysis ch. 2
Summary ch. 3Analysis ch. 3
Summary ch. 6Analysis ch. 6
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9

Newspeak

5 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 3Analysis ch. 3
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10
Summary ch. 13Analysis ch. 13
Summary ch. 19Analysis ch. 19

Surveillance

5 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 7Analysis ch. 7
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11
Summary ch. 13Analysis ch. 13
Summary ch. 19Analysis ch. 19

Room 101

4 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 24Analysis ch. 24
Summary ch. 25Analysis ch. 25
Summary ch. 27Analysis ch. 27
Summary ch. 28Analysis ch. 28

Two Minutes Hate

4 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 3Analysis ch. 3
Summary ch. 4Analysis ch. 4
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10

Big Brother

3 occurrencesrecurring
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10
Summary ch. 12Analysis ch. 12
Summary ch. 13Analysis ch. 13

Golden Country

3 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8
Summary ch. 15Analysis ch. 15
Summary ch. 27Analysis ch. 27

Party slogans (WAR IS PEACE)

3 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 2Analysis ch. 2
Summary ch. 3Analysis ch. 3
Summary ch. 6Analysis ch. 6

Proles

3 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 12Analysis ch. 12
Summary ch. 13Analysis ch. 13
Summary ch. 20Analysis ch. 20

Rectification of history

3 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9
Summary ch. 12Analysis ch. 12
Summary ch. 22Analysis ch. 22

Spies (Youth League)

3 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 6Analysis ch. 6
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10
Summary ch. 22Analysis ch. 22

Torture

3 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 20Analysis ch. 20
Summary ch. 25Analysis ch. 25
Summary ch. 26Analysis ch. 26

Victory Cigarettes

3 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 3Analysis ch. 3
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10
Summary ch. 27Analysis ch. 27

Black market chocolate

2 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 15Analysis ch. 15
Summary ch. 20Analysis ch. 20

Chestnut Tree Café

2 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 12Analysis ch. 12
Summary ch. 29Analysis ch. 29

Coral glass paperweight

2 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 13Analysis ch. 13
Summary ch. 17Analysis ch. 17

Dial of pain

2 occurrencesemerging
Summary ch. 25Analysis ch. 25
Summary ch. 26Analysis ch. 26

Family memory/sacrifice

2 occurrencesemerging
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11

Glass paperweight

2 occurrencesemerging
Summary ch. 20Analysis ch. 20
Summary ch. 21Analysis ch. 21

Hunger

2 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 20Analysis ch. 20
Summary ch. 24Analysis ch. 24

Inner Party (O'Brien)

2 occurrencesemerging
Summary ch. 3Analysis ch. 3
Summary ch. 4Analysis ch. 4

Junior Anti-Sex League

2 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11
Summary ch. 15Analysis ch. 15

Lift seldom working

2 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1
Summary ch. 10Analysis ch. 10

O'Brien

2 occurrencesemerging
Summary ch. 12Analysis ch. 12
Summary ch. 13Analysis ch. 13

Oranges and lemons rhyme

2 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 17Analysis ch. 17
Summary ch. 21Analysis ch. 21

Physical Jerks

2 occurrencesemerging
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11

Rats in the room

2 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 17Analysis ch. 17
Summary ch. 28Analysis ch. 28

Secret hide‑out (Mr Charrington’s room)

2 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 18Analysis ch. 18
Summary ch. 22Analysis ch. 22

Sexual rebellion

2 occurrencesemerging
Summary ch. 15Analysis ch. 15
Summary ch. 18Analysis ch. 18

Telescreen (absence)

2 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 17Analysis ch. 17
Summary ch. 23Analysis ch. 23

Unperson

2 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9
Summary ch. 19Analysis ch. 19

Victory Coffee

2 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 17Analysis ch. 17
Summary ch. 22Analysis ch. 22

War mutability

2 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 18Analysis ch. 18
Summary ch. 22Analysis ch. 22

2+2=

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 29Analysis ch. 29

Betrayal under torture

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 28Analysis ch. 28

Big Brother existence

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 25Analysis ch. 25

Big Brother love requirement

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 27Analysis ch. 27

Big Brother portrait

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 29Analysis ch. 29

Bluebells

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 15Analysis ch. 15

Boot stamping on a human face

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 26Analysis ch. 26

Brotherhood (underground organization)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 21Analysis ch. 21

Chess problem (white always mates)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 29Analysis ch. 29

Chestnut Tree song lyric

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 29Analysis ch. 29

Childhood memory (Snakes and Ladders)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 29Analysis ch. 29

Clandestine paper note

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 14Analysis ch. 14

Class hierarchy (High, Middle, Low)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 23Analysis ch. 23

Clock (ordinary timekeeping)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 17Analysis ch. 17

Clock striking thirteen

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1

Collective solipsism

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 26Analysis ch. 26

Confession

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 20Analysis ch. 20

Conspiracy

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 19Analysis ch. 19

Control of the Past

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 25Analysis ch. 25

Crimestop

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 27Analysis ch. 27

Doubleplusungood

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 9Analysis ch. 9

Dream

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 20Analysis ch. 20

Electricity cut off during daylight

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1

Eurasian prisoners convoy

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 14Analysis ch. 14

Eurasian soldier poster

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 18Analysis ch. 18

Finger counting (4 vs 5)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 25Analysis ch. 25

Foretaste of death

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 19Analysis ch. 19

Freedom is Slavery

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 26Analysis ch. 26

Goldstein

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 12Analysis ch. 12

Goldstein (enemy of the State)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 21Analysis ch. 21

Goldstein's book

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 22Analysis ch. 22

Health deterioration

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 22Analysis ch. 22

Health deterioration (coughing fit)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 8Analysis ch. 8

Humanity

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 20Analysis ch. 20

Identity alteration (surgical)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 21Analysis ch. 21

Ignorance is Strength

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 23Analysis ch. 23

Inner Party

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 19Analysis ch. 19

Inner Party luxuries (real coffee, tea, sugar, bread, jam)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 17Analysis ch. 17

Inquisition analogy

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 25Analysis ch. 25

Internal hatred lockbox

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 27Analysis ch. 27

Lottery

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 13Analysis ch. 13

Love note "I love you"

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 14Analysis ch. 14

Loyalty

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 20Analysis ch. 20

Make‑up / cosmetics for Party members

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 17Analysis ch. 17

Mask (wire cage)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 28Analysis ch. 28

Mechanical cruelty (cage and levers)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 28Analysis ch. 28

Memory

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 20Analysis ch. 20

Memory hole / rectification of history

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 18Analysis ch. 18

Ministry of Love

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 24Analysis ch. 24

O'Brien (Inner Party)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 6Analysis ch. 6

Pain

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 24Analysis ch. 24

Party

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 20Analysis ch. 20

Party slogan "WAR IS PEACE"

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 13Analysis ch. 13

Photographic evidence

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 12Analysis ch. 12

Physical rehabilitation

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 27Analysis ch. 27

Power as end

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 26Analysis ch. 26

Protective arm gesture

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 20Analysis ch. 20

Public dock/confession vision

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 29Analysis ch. 29

Razor blade

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 24Analysis ch. 24

Reading as refuge

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 23Analysis ch. 23

Real wine (Inner Party luxury)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 21Analysis ch. 21

Rectification of figures

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 14Analysis ch. 14

Reeducation/brain remodeling

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 25Analysis ch. 25

Rocket bomb "Steamer"

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 13Analysis ch. 13

Rocket bomb attacks

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 18Analysis ch. 18

Secret communication

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 19Analysis ch. 19

Secret communication via tablets

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 21Analysis ch. 21

Secret hide-out clearing

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 15Analysis ch. 15

Secret hide-out clearing (Mr Charrington’s room)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 17Analysis ch. 17

Sexual repression

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 11Analysis ch. 11

Slate writing

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 27Analysis ch. 27

Solipsism

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 26Analysis ch. 26

Solipsistic epistemology

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 27Analysis ch. 27

Surveillance (hidden microphones)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 15Analysis ch. 15

Telescreen (turned off)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 21Analysis ch. 21

The last man

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 26Analysis ch. 26

Three-sided mirror

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 26Analysis ch. 26

Thrush song

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 15Analysis ch. 15

Unperson (Syme)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 18Analysis ch. 18

Versificator‑generated songs

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 17Analysis ch. 17

Victory announcement chant

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 29Analysis ch. 29

Victory cigarettes (premium)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 21Analysis ch. 21

Victory Square monument

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 14Analysis ch. 14

War outcome (Eurasian army in Africa)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 29Analysis ch. 29

Winston’s health improvement

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 18Analysis ch. 18

Wristwatch (time control)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 21Analysis ch. 21