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'''Nineteen Eighty-Four''' is a dark novel about a [[totalitarian]] future of [[perpetual war]]. | '''Nineteen Eighty-Four''' is a dark novel about a [[totalitarian]] future of [[perpetual war]]. | ||
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==Topics== | ==Topics== | ||
Orwell coins many new words in the novel, which he describes as '[[Newspeak]]'. | Orwell coins many new words in the novel, which he describes as '[[Newspeak]]'. | ||
| + | The [[nation states]] are engaged in [[permanent war]] with each other. | ||
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| + | ===Elite rule=== | ||
The majority of the citizens ('the proles') are routinely deceived and swindled by a small minority of party members. | The majority of the citizens ('the proles') are routinely deceived and swindled by a small minority of party members. | ||
Party members' lives are more disciplined, so for example they are expected to attend the daily "2 minutes of hate" session during which they focus on [[enemy images]]. | Party members' lives are more disciplined, so for example they are expected to attend the daily "2 minutes of hate" session during which they focus on [[enemy images]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 12:47, 13 September 2017
 Nineteen Eighty-Four  (dystopia)     | |
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| Type | fiction |
| Publication date | 1949 |
| Author(s) | George Orwell |
| Subjects | new world order, totalitarianism, newspeak, doublespeak |
| A critically acclaimed and some have said all too prophetic warning about totalitarian government. | |
Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dark novel about a totalitarian future of perpetual war.
Topics
Orwell coins many new words in the novel, which he describes as 'Newspeak'.
The nation states are engaged in permanent war with each other.
Elite rule
The majority of the citizens ('the proles') are routinely deceived and swindled by a small minority of party members.
Party members' lives are more disciplined, so for example they are expected to attend the daily "2 minutes of hate" session during which they focus on enemy images.
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