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George Orwell 1984 Book Review
Among George Orwell's greatest writing, Nineteen Eighty-Four is an epic tale of a world gone mad. Orwell's futuristic vision is both prophetic and terrifying, yet a hint of comedic relief is spattered throughout. The dystopia detailed in 1984 creates a background for a story that is difficult to resist until it is read all the way through.
The story follows Winston Smith, an average Party member in one of the world's three remaining nations named Oceania. Winston suffers from a varicose ulcer and can't make his way through the day without gulping down large swigs of Victory Gin, which Orwell describes as a foul, low quality drink to which there is little other option. 'The Party,' of which Winston is an unwilling member, monitors all citizens of Oceania unrelentingly via 'telescreens' installed virtually everywhere – a sort of television which can not be turned off, broadcasting propaganda and relaying video and sound back to the thought police. If anyone is caught acting or speaking in an unorthodox manner, they are likely to be taken by the thought police in the middle of the night, never to be heard of again, and all traces of their very existence are subsequently eradicated.
Part of Winston's job is the eradication of such traces. He works in the Ministry of Truth – Minitrue, in newspeak (a simplified, reduced version of English intended to limit the possible range of thought and emotion of the speaker) where he rewrites newspapers, books, and other media to reflect favorable opinion of the Party. For example, if a Party member were to announce they expected to produce 100 shoes in the next quarter, and in fact 75 shoes were produced, Winston's job is to go in and rewrite the original predication to, perhaps, 50 shoes, in order to make it seem not just that the prediction was correct but that production in fact exceeded demand. The Ministry of Truth then goes on to destroy all original copies and replace them with the so called corrected editions.
George Orwell's 1984 is a warning to all about the dangers of fascist totalitarianism and the environment it could produce. Nineteen Eighty-Four confronts issues that remain vibrant and controversial even today, such as freedom of speech and the right to privacy. At some points the reader may feel that what they are reading is more akin to a Nostradamus prediction than a novel, and the fact that Orwell died only just after completing what many claim is the best work of his life only adds to the mystery of his writing and what really is to come.
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What is the significance of George Orwell using England as the setting in his book 1984?
What is the significance of George Orwell using England as the setting in his book 1984?
i would appreciate any help or ideas about him possibly making a commentary on how the limitations of the "Utopian" society are similar to that of England's capitalistic society of that age. Keep in mind the book was written in 1948 so the intended society that Orwell is commenting on is most likely Stalin's Soviet Russia. THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!
He used England for the simple reason that he WAS English.
You will find that most books written by Americans are set in America, most books written by French authors are set in France etc. I'm obviously not including genre books in this eg science fiction / fantasy
You will find that most authors set their books in places that they know about and, generally, unless they have lived or travelled extensively in another country this will be in their native country.
Yes, Orwell was attacking the Soviet Union, much as Animal Farm was a similar attack. But, I would suggest, it is more generally an attack on dictatorships of any political hue.
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