Oceania
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Oceania is the totalitarian superstate in George Orwell’s dystopian novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four," characterized by pervasive surveillance, propaganda, and absolute political control.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oceania canonical | 13 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional entity
ⓘ
fictional superstate ⓘ totalitarian regime ⓘ |
| AirstripOneIs | former Great Britain ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
1984
ⓘ
surface form:
Nineteen Eighty-Four
|
| capital | London ⓘ |
| characteristic |
cult of personality around Big Brother
ⓘ
historical revisionism ⓘ news manipulation ⓘ omnipresent propaganda ⓘ permanent war ⓘ pervasive surveillance ⓘ suppression of individualism ⓘ thought control ⓘ |
| controlsPopulationThrough |
fear
ⓘ
indoctrination ⓘ language manipulation via Newspeak ⓘ surveillance ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| controlsTerritory |
Australia
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ South Africa ⓘ parts of the Atlantic islands ⓘ Americas ⓘ
surface form:
the Americas
|
| createdBy | George Orwell ⓘ |
| currency | dollar ⓘ |
| deFactoLeader | Big Brother ⓘ |
| engagesIn | perpetual warfare with Eurasia or Eastasia ⓘ |
| governmentType |
one-party state
ⓘ
totalitarianism ⓘ |
| ideology | Ingsoc ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Big Brother ⓘ |
| ministry |
Ministry of Love
ⓘ
Ministry of Peace ⓘ Ministry of Plenty ⓘ Ministry of Truth ⓘ |
| ministryFunction |
Ministry of Love enforces law and order through terror
ⓘ
Ministry of Peace manages war ⓘ Ministry of Plenty controls the economy and rationing ⓘ Ministry of Truth handles propaganda and historical revisionism ⓘ |
| notableLocation | Airstrip One ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Newspeak ⓘ |
| polityInFictionalWorld | world of Nineteen Eighty-Four ⓘ |
| rivalSuperstate |
Eastasia
ⓘ
Eurasia ⓘ |
| rulingParty |
The Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Inner Party
Outer Party ⓘ the Party ⓘ |
| securityAgency | Thought Police ⓘ |
| slogan |
Freedom is Slavery
ⓘ
Ignorance is Strength ⓘ War is Peace ⓘ |
| socialClass |
Inner Party
ⓘ
Outer Party ⓘ the proles ⓘ |
| themeInWork |
critique of totalitarianism
ⓘ
warning about surveillance states ⓘ |
| uses |
telescreens
ⓘ
two-way televisions for surveillance ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nineteen Eighty-Four