Nineteen Eighty-Four (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: George Orwell
- First Published: 1949
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction
- Time of Work: 1984
- Setting: London
- Principal Characters: Winston Smith, Julia, O’Brien, Mr. Charrington
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Satire, Political fiction, Dystopian fiction
- Subjects: Dictators, Values, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Future, 1980’s, England or English people, Truth, London, Identity, Science fiction, Government, Conformity, Totalitarianism, Brainwashing
- Locales: London, England, Airstrip One (future), Oceania (mythic)
The Story:
Externally, Winston Smith was well adjusted to his world. He drank the bitter victory gin and smoked the vile victory cigarettes. In the morning, he did his exercises in front of the telescreen, and when the instructor spoke to him over the two-way television, he bent with renewed vigor to touch the floor. His flat was dingy and rickety, but at thirty-nine years old, he was scarcely old enough to remember a time when housing had been better. He had a decent job at the Ministry of Truth because he had a good mind and the ability to write newspeak, the official...
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