He first wrote the politically charged classic Animal Farm and then publish 1984 not long after.ġ984 is a powerful message about the dangers of political suppression and totalitarian powers. Orwell’s observations of the unrest caused by the Spanish Civil War, the struggles for communism in the Soviet Union, and Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in Germany cause Orwell to deeply hate and mistrust authoritarian sociopolitical movements. Many governmental structures were fighting epic fights between democracy and authoritarianism. This novel came out during a time of great social unrest across Europe. Clement’s Church, the telescreens, the place where there is no darkness, red-armed prole womanĬlimax: Julia hands Winston a note confessing her love and now Winston must go from passively objecting to The Party to actively committing acts of rebellion and defiance. Major Symbols: Big Brother, the glass paperweight, St. Plot: Three parts, linear narrative structure Major Thematic Elements: Perils of totalitarianism, psychological and physical control/manipulation, censoring of information and history, advanced technology, restrictions on language to control and manipulate, loyalty and resistance to power, revolution and independence, identityĮxposition: Explanation of Big Brother and how the new government regime has altered Winston’s life in drastic ways
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