1984 | Pictures

Portraits

George Orwell

George Orwell

   

Illustrations

Big Brother poster

Big Brother poster

 Winston writing in his diary

Winston writing in his diary

 Winston and his diary showing his 'thoughtcrime'

Winston and his diary showing his 'thoughtcrime'
Winston's vivid dream of mother and sister

Winston's vivid dream of mother and sister

 Winston at the Ministry of Truth

Winston at the Ministry of Truth

 The arrested three at the Chestnut Tree Cafe

The arrested three at the Chestnut Tree Cafe
The human hand seen by Winston after the bombing

The human hand seen by Winston after the bombing

 Winston and his coral paperweight

Winston and his coral paperweight

 Winston helps girl in corridor

Winston helps girl in corridor
Winston and the girl embrace in a kiss

Winston and the girl embrace in a kiss

 Winston and Julia during their secret affair

Winston and Julia during their secret affair

 O'Brien and Winston at work

O'Brien and Winston at work
Winston and friends toast to leader of Brotherhood

Winston and friends toast to leader of Brotherhood

 Winston reading at Charrington's shop

Winston reading at Charrington's shop

 Winston and the soldiers

Winston and the soldiers
Winston inside the barren cell

Winston inside the barren cell

 Winston's electric shock torture

Winston's electric shock torture

 O'Brien makes Winston strip to his underclothes and look into a mirror.

O'Brien makes Winston strip to his underclothes and look into a mirror.

Pictures

In the late 1940s, Orwell used many aspects of existing totalitarian and communist governments to construct the fictional government of Nineteen Eighty-Four. Pictured here are Chinese army tanks bearing down on a man during the Tiananmen Square uprising o

In the late 1940s, Orwell used many aspects of existing totalitarian and...

 John Hurt and Richard Burton in the film Nineteen Eighty-Four, released, appropriately enough, in 1984.

John Hurt and Richard Burton in the film Nineteen Eighty-Four, released,...