Title: 1984 by George Orwell | 1984 George Orwell
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1984 by George Orwell
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1984 by George Orwell
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1984 as a Dystopian novel: The novel, 1984, was written by George Orwell in 1948, and was set to be in the future. It is a typical Orwellian novel, which depicts the tale of a Dystopia, in which a hierarchical system known as ‘Big Brother’ and The Party, repress and control everyone in complete despotism. What is truly the most oppressive thing that Big Brother do in particular to citizens, is enforce complete control over people’s thoughts and privacy, having cameras and microphones placed every where, and punishing anyone who dares to think differently and anyone who dares to question Big Brother and The Party. 1984, is a great allegory, with a very noticeable underlying message, that was very prominent at the time it was written, just after World War 2. The protagonist of the story is Winston Smith, a 39 year old, average man, who after meeting his love, (the other protagonist of the story) Julia, begins to develop his own thoughts, and who begins, with Julia, to rebel against Big Brother and The Party, until being caught and broken by O’Brian. The main antagonist of the story, besides Big Brother and The Party, is O’Brian, who works for Big Brother in the Ministry of Love, and who is a member of the inner party. He is the one who after learning of Winston and Julia’s rebellion, sets a trap for them over the course of seven years, and who is ultimately the one who breaks both Winston and Julia. The story is based in the Oceania, which is one of three super-continents that span the entire world, the other two super-continents are called Eurasia, and Eastasia. Oceania is controlled by Big Brother and The Party, and is a completely totalitarian run state.