It was a dark day in the midst of the dark and cold winter where this chance occurrence happened. Was it by chance, or was it by destiny? In this collectivist society, no one would really know, nor actually the question. At twelve o’clock noon, Winston was walking down the...

George Orwell’s novel 1984 is very much about the way a society can work to systemically disenfranchise various groups. There is complexity to this book, as different groups and types of people are excluded, silenced, and marginalized in ways that the author believes are predictive of the future. The book...

George Orwell’s, “1984”, centers on main character, Winston, and his growing private disdain for the government. Technology is an integral part of the book and its use by the Party, a.k.a. the government to control its citizens. Winston finds this out the hard way when he realizes the Party has...

In George Orwell’s classic novel “1984” we are introduced to two complimentary characters, Winston and Julia. The two strike up a love affair which is against the regime in which they live in which favors puritanical style relationships that are only necessary for procreating. Winston and Julia share their dislike...

George Orwell’s 1984 is, at first glance, a critique of totalitarian styles of government, according to which the citizenry of the state are completely manipulated by those who hold power. From this perspective, the novel is entirely a description of the greatest catastrophes of secular culture, whereby the ascendancy of...