George Orwell Biography Books Facts
Orwell, George, pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), British writer, whose brilliant reporting and political conscience fashioned an impassioned picture of his life and times. […]
1984
Introduction
Published in 1949 and set thirty-six years in the future, 1984 is George Orwell’s dark vision of the future. Written while Orwell was dying and […]
George Orwell
George Orwell was born Eric Arthur Blair in Bengal, India, in 1903, into a middle-class family. The son of a British civil servant, Orwell was […]
Plot Summary
A Part One summary of the novel 1984 In George Orwell’s 1984, Winston Smith, a member of the Outer Party from Oceania (a fictional state […]
Characters
A Big Brother in the novel 1984 Big Brother, the mysterious all-seeing, all-knowing leader of the totalitarian society is a god-like icon to the citizens […]
Construction
A Point of View of the novel 1984 Orwell’s 1984 is told in the third person, but the point of view is clearly Winston Smith’s. […]
Historical Perspective
A Totalitarianism In 1948, when Orwell’s 1984 was published, World War II had just ended. One of England’s allies had been Russia, which was ruled […]
Questions
Explain how history is distorted and hidden from the citizens of Oceania. What is the result? Discuss how Newspeak works to alter the expression of […]
Compare and Contrast
1948: West Berlin, Germany, is blockaded by the Soviets. The Americans begin an airlift to help the stranded Berliners. 1984: The Berlin wall, built in […]