1984 - George Orwell

1984 - George Orwell: 1984 - A terrifying vision for the future? (978 words)
by RoryGriffiths - written on 07.04.08 (Very useful, 266 readings)
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The time when Orwell was writing this book was only a few years after the end of World War Two, in 1949. Around this period there were huge differences in political views around the world. There was the American approach of democracy, where everyone had the right to vote for a leader; and the communist approach of Stalin's Russia where everyone was meant to be equal. However that state was far from what it claimed to be, and was a completely totalitarianism regime in which Stalin and Co. controlled everything that happened in the state, leaving the public with absolutely no say in political affairs. The latter society mentioned is almost exactly like the society depicted ...

STAY AWAY FROM ROOM 101 (462 words)
by Maximus-Qualitus - written on 18.05.08 (Very useful, 99 readings)
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1984 Ignorance is Strength. Author - George Orwell. The World is divided into 3 great powers, Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. All of them constantly at war with each other. Oceania is ruled by the "Party" which itself is divided into 4 controlling ministries. The Ministry of Peace. The Ministry of Love. The Ministry of Plenty. The Ministry of Truth. Their slogans are, War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength Only 2 pages into the book and you can already feel the total oppression and fear of the ever watchful "Party". Our hero or Anti hero ...

1984 - George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four (441 words)
by john0812 - written on 01.06.08 (Very useful, 26 readings)
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Nineteen Eighty-Four is a fascinating read, I did it for my English Literature GCSE, and I must admit, I quite enjoyed it, despite my usual "I don't read books" mentality. Nineteen Eighty-Four is basically a warning of what the world could become in 1984 (it was written in the '50s) if nothing was done to change what was going on at the time. The book centres around Winston Smith, an outer party member of the superstate Oceania, which encompasses North and South America, southern Africa, the UK and Australasia. The people of Oceania can be part of the proles (the "commoners"), the outer party (party workers) and the inner party (the ...