![]() Figurehead of the system is the omnipresent and omnipotent Big Brother.īut Winston believes there is another way.ġ984 joins Winston as he sets about another day, where his job is to change history by changing old newspaper records to match with the new truth as decided by the Party. The Party has taken early 20th century totalitarianism to new depths, with each person subjected to 24 hour surveillance, where people's very thoughts are controlled to ensure purity of the oligarchical system in place. Winston Smith is a middle-aged, unhealthy character, based loosely on Orwell's own frail body, an underling of the ruling oligarchy, The Party. 1984 is set in Oceania, which includes the United Kingdom, where the story is set, known as Airstrip One. A world where totalitarianism really is total, all power split into three roughly equal groups-Eastasia, Eurasia, and Oceania. ![]() You may still read our original summary though to the left.Īlso commonly titled as Nineteen Eighty-Four~ġ984 is possibly the definitive dystopian novel, set in a world beyond our imagining. Webmaster's Note, - We have been informed by the rights holder that this work is still copyrighted in our territory.
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