Room 101
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Room 101 is the infamous torture chamber in George Orwell’s *Nineteen Eighty-Four* where prisoners are confronted with their worst fears to break their resistance and enforce absolute obedience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Room 101 canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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symbol ⓘ torture chamber ⓘ |
| accessControlledBy | Party guards ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
1984
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surface form:
Nineteen Eighty-Four
|
| appearsInWorkBy | George Orwell ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
absolute power of the state
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loss of individuality ⓘ psychological torture ⓘ state terror ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | Thought Police ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Inner Party ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Orwell ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | term used metaphorically for a place of dreaded experiences ⓘ |
| effectOnPrisoners |
complete submission to the Party
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forced confessions ⓘ |
| effectOnWinstonSmith | betrayal of Julia ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
1984
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surface form:
Nineteen Eighty-Four universe
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| firstPublishedInWorkYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| genreContext | dystopian fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | interrogation room ⓘ |
| inspired | BBC television series Room 101 ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalCity | Airstrip One ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalPlace | Ministry of Love ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalSuperstate | Oceania ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| methodOfTorture | exposure to personal phobias ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | climactic setting of protagonist’s final breakdown ⓘ |
| notableFeature | contains each prisoner’s worst fear ⓘ |
| notableScene | Winston threatened with rats ⓘ |
| partOf | Ministry of Love ⓘ |
| purpose |
breaking resistance
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enforcing obedience ⓘ ideological re-education ⓘ psychological manipulation ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| represents | the point at which resistance becomes impossible ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fear as a political weapon
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the destruction of personal integrity ⓘ the triumph of the Party over the individual ⓘ ultimate state control ⓘ |
| usedBy | Party ⓘ |
| usedByCharacter |
O'Brien
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surface form:
O’Brien
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| usedOnCharacter |
Julia
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Winston Smith ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nineteen Eighty-Four