George Orwell – "1984" 1. Outline what the story is about George Orwell's "1984" is a book about Winston Smith, a low-ranking member of "The Party" which rules the nation of Oceania. The Party watches him everywhere through devices, which are seemingly a combination of televisions, spewi...

1984 is about life in a world where no personal freedoms exist. Winston the main character is a man of 39 whom is not extraordinary in either intelligence or character, but is disgusted with the world he lives in. He works in the Ministry of Truth, a place where history and the truth is rewrit...

Undoubtedly, the thought of living in, or forming a utopian society has flashed through nearly every person's mind. A few people have even tried to make this ideal dream society a reality. Unfortunately, within the pursuit of these societies the leaders become corrupt and begin to bec...

The Essentiality of Freedom There are many types of freedom in modern societies that are taken for granted. A number of famous authors have written novels based on the subject of freedom. In Aldous Huxley's A Brave New World and George Orwell's 1984 the authors share many of the same cri...

O'Brien and His Puppet The novel 1984 deals with the nineteen thirties extremist views. These views were thought to be a prelude to what was to come in the year 1984. Firstly, the way in which O'Brien treats Winston leads to Winston's admiration and masochism for O'Brien. ...

The Importance of 1984 1984 was a very important book. First, it helped show where communism was headed and helped create repulsion towards Communism. Before this book (and Animal Farm) a lot of people thought Communism was a good thing. The major mainstream generally neutral about it, but this boo...