Mr. Charrington
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Mr. Charrington is the seemingly benign antique shop owner in George Orwell’s "Nineteen Eighty-Four" who is later revealed to be an undercover agent of the Thought Police.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Thought Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | Big Brother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Nineteen Eighty-Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | George Orwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
illusion versus reality ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| betrayalEvent | arrest of Winston and Julia in the rented room ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | the Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Orwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deceives |
Julia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winston Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearsAs | seemingly benign shopkeeper ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | dystopian fiction ⓘ |
| initialDescription |
elderly man with mild, benevolent manner
ⓘ
white hair and gentle voice ⓘ |
| language | speaks in an educated, old-fashioned manner ⓘ |
| laterRevealedAs | member of the Thought Police ⓘ |
| loyalty | loyal to the Party rather than to individuals ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to lure dissidents into revealing themselves ⓘ |
| narrativeRoleType |
informer
ⓘ
spy ⓘ |
| occupation |
antique shop owner
ⓘ
undercover agent ⓘ |
| operates | a junk shop in the prole district ⓘ |
| pretendsToValue |
old objects and antiques
ⓘ
pre-Revolution culture ⓘ |
| provides | a room above his shop for Winston and Julia’s meetings ⓘ |
| recites | snatches of an old nursery rhyme ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist | antagonist in disguise ⓘ |
| rentsRoomTo |
Julia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winston Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | betrays Winston Smith and Julia ⓘ |
| setting | lives and works in the prole quarter of Airstrip One ⓘ |
| surveillanceMethod | hidden telescreen in the rented room ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the deceptive nature of totalitarian control
ⓘ
the pervasiveness of surveillance in Oceania ⓘ |
| timeOfPublicationOfWork | 1949 ⓘ |
| trueAppearanceRevealedAs | younger, more alert, and authoritative ⓘ |
| trustGainedFrom |
Julia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winston Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | false persona to entrap thought criminals ⓘ |
| worksFor | the Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| world | Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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