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Why 1984?

Why 1984?. History. 1984 was written in 1948 and published in 1949: 1984 was a 35 year glimpse into the future. This was Orwell’s warning against what would happen if the totalitarian tendencies continued. (Stalin, Hitler) Through his world, the themes of the book emerged. . . . THEMES.

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Why 1984?

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  1. Why 1984?

  2. History • 1984 was written in 1948 and published in 1949: 1984 was a 35 year glimpse into the future. • This was Orwell’s warning against what would happen if the totalitarian tendencies continued. (Stalin, Hitler) • Through his world, the themes of the book emerged. . .

  3. THEMES • Isolation • Repression • Loneliness • The characters lead surface lives that are facades put up for the benefit of appearances

  4. Genre • “Soft” Science Fiction based in political science • Satire: Use of irony and paradox (party mottos, for example) • Dystopia

  5. Part 1 • Winston Smith • Description of squalid living conditions • Superpowers: Eastasia, Eurasia, Oceania • Perpetual war keeps citizens oppressed • Supplies scarce • Constant surveillance is a perfect art

  6. Plot Basics • Significance of the diary? • Forays into the proletarian section • Encounter with young woman • Knows he is not to watch her and suspects her of being a spy

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