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Topic: Background on setting for George Orwell's 1984

Topic: Background on setting for George Orwell's 1984 EQ: How can understanding the setting of the novel 1984 help me connect to the text?. First published in 1949—the dawn of the nuclear age and before television.

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Topic: Background on setting for George Orwell's 1984

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  1. Topic: Background on setting for George Orwell's 1984 EQ: How can understanding the setting of the novel 1984 help me connect to the text? First published in 1949—the dawn of the nuclear age and before television. Written as a warning to the dangers of absolute political authority in an age of advanced technology. 1984 is one of the most famous novels of the dystopian genre dystopian: shows the worst human society imaginable with an effort to convince readers to avoid any path that might lead toward such societal degradation as opposed to utopian: portrays the perfect human society Orwell envisioned, in 1984, a post-atomic dictatorship in which every person would be monitored at all times by means of a telescreen (television) and cameras. Some people may be friends, but many work for “Big Brother” and spy on their neighbors—turning them in to the government.

  2. The 1984 that Orwell wrote about did not materialize However.. This novel analyzes the nature of power AND the ways that the manipulation of language and history can be used as mechanisms of control. Activity-- Analyze this statement: Knowledge is power. What does it mean? Summary: (answer the EQ)

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