Syme
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Syme is a minor but significant character in George Orwell's dystopian novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four," known for his work on the Newspeak dictionary and his eventual disappearance.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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human male ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| advocates | destruction of words ⓘ |
| affiliation | Outer Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Nineteen Eighty-Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | George Orwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardViolence | enjoys public executions ⓘ |
| believes | Newspeak will make thoughtcrime impossible ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
fanatically orthodox
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incisive ⓘ intelligent ⓘ talkative ⓘ |
| citizenship | Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colleagueOf | Winston Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Orwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| department | Research Department of the Ministry of Truth ⓘ |
| disappearsFrom | Nineteen Eighty-Four narrative ⓘ |
| discusses |
Chess with Winston Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
public hangings ⓘ |
| fate | vaporized ⓘ |
| firstMeets | Winston Smith in Ministry of Truth canteen ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | dystopian novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| lunchCompanionOf | Winston Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | expository character for Newspeak ⓘ |
| notableFor |
enthusiasm for Newspeak
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work on Eleventh Edition of Newspeak dictionary ⓘ |
| occupation |
lexicographer
ⓘ
philologist ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | orthodox Party member ⓘ |
| relationshipToWinston | Winston considers him too intelligent to live NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| removedFrom | Party records ⓘ |
| residence |
Airstrip One
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| roleInPlot | explains mechanics and goals of Newspeak ⓘ |
| roleInTheme | illustrates manipulation of language to control thought ⓘ |
| setIn | totalitarian state of Oceania ⓘ |
| specializesIn | Newspeak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | Party ideology ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
danger of intelligence under totalitarianism
ⓘ
linguistic control as political power ⓘ |
| understands | purpose of Newspeak as narrowing thought ⓘ |
| worksAt | Ministry of Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksOn | Newspeak dictionary ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.