the Brotherhood
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The Brotherhood is a clandestine resistance organization in George Orwell’s dystopian novel "1984," reputedly led by Emmanuel Goldstein and dedicated to overthrowing the Party’s totalitarian rule.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clandestine resistance group
ⓘ
fictional organization ⓘ underground movement ⓘ |
| allegedLeader | Emmanuel Goldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegedScope | extends beyond Oceania ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Nineteen Eighty-Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Emmanuel Goldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationMedium | samizdat-style book ⓘ |
| controlBy | possibly controlled by the Party ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginInFiction | Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | George Orwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
clandestine
ⓘ
secret ⓘ subversive ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Ingsoc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existenceStatus |
ambiguous
ⓘ
possibly fictitious ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Nineteen Eighty-Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationAppearance | Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | dystopian fiction ⓘ |
| goal |
overthrow the Party
ⓘ
promote rebellion against Big Brother ⓘ undermine totalitarian rule ⓘ |
| ideologicalPosition |
anti-Ingsoc
ⓘ
anti-totalitarian ⓘ |
| knownFromCharacterPerspective |
O’Brien
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winston Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
embodies hope of organized resistance
ⓘ
illustrates manipulation of dissent ⓘ |
| membershipStatus | illegal in Oceania ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
possible Party fabrication
ⓘ
symbol of resistance ⓘ |
| opposes |
Big Brother
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| persecutedBy |
Ministry of Love
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thought Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | global underground network ⓘ |
| recruitmentMethod |
personal vetting by members
ⓘ
secret initiation ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
counter-revolutionary activity
ⓘ
thoughtcrime ⓘ |
| riskOfMembership | torture and execution ⓘ |
| symbol | Emmanuel Goldstein’s image ⓘ |
| uses |
clandestine communication
ⓘ
coded texts ⓘ conspiracy and covert action ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.