1984

             George Orwell's timeless novel 1984, remains as culturally relevant today as in 1949 when it was written. This science fiction novel set in the year 1984 chronicles the daily life of Winston Smith, a run-of-the-mill government employee who lives in London. In Winston's contrived futuristic time, London is part of Oceania, one of three global warring superpowers. The government, or the Party as it is commonly called, controls and monitors all aspects of society, using fear and force to gain and maintain power. In his novel 1984, George Orwell derives Winston Smith, the Big Brother and the police state tactics of the party, and the fear tactics employed by the Party from actual people and events in order to better convey a staunch anti-totalitarian message.
             Winston Smith is an average person, with an average job, who lives alone in a mediocre dwelling. Winston has no living family. Winston works in the Ministry of Truth, an agency that puts forth propaganda based on lies. This hypocrisy is only one example of hypocrisy fervent throughout the novel. Winston sees this hypocrisy, but for most of the novel doesn't
             know what if anything to do about it. There is always an element of reluctance when it comes to Winston's defying the Party. Winston engages in illegal activities such as owning a diary, and even an adulterous relationship with another Party member, Julia, but he goes to great lengths to keep these activities secret. Even after Winston joins the resistance movement, the Brotherhood, he renounces everything and everyone he ever believed in or loved once he is caught. In order to understand the underlying conflict Winston holds in regard to the Party, as well as the message George Orwell is trying to convey through this dilemma, one must first understand the real life basis for Winston and the origin of his name. Arthur Koestler is the individual who inspired the character of Winston Smith. An individual ...

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