Nineteen Eighty-Four
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- May 28, 2022
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A novel more relevant than ever before, Nineteen Eighty-Four tells a chilling story of what happens when freedom surrenders for absolute security. Winston Smith is a low-level civil servant who is miserable and hates “The Party,” the political party that rules Oceania under the command of the mysterious Big Brother. Things change for Winston when he meets the rebellious Julia and starts a forbidden affair with her. Nineteen Eighty-Four explores many pressings themes and ideas, including censorship of history, language as mind control, psychological manipulation through torture, the misuse of technology, and losing identity. Orwell wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four in response to the horrors of Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and other dictatorships that he witnessed in his lifetime. Only through studying his masterpiece can we see the warning signs and take the right steps to prevent it from happening again.
Publication
Author - George Orwell
Country - United Kingdom
Language - English
Genre - Dystopian, Political Fiction, Social Science Fiction
Publication date - 1949
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