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Orwellian is an adjective describing a situation, idea, or societal condition that George Orwell identified as being destructive to the welfare of a free and open society.
Jun 3, 2024 · Nineteen Eighty-four, novel by English author George Orwell published in 1949 as a warning against totalitarianism. The novel’s chilling dystopia made a deep impression on readers, and Orwell’s ideas entered mainstream culture in a way achieved by very few books.
Airstrip One (formerly known as Great Britain) is a province of Oceania, one of the three totalitarian super-states that rule the world. It is ruled by "The Party" under the ideology of " Ingsoc " (a Newspeak shortening of "English Socialism") and the mysterious leader Big Brother , who has an intense cult of personality .
Feb 13, 2019 · The word is sometimes used to describe a particularly anti- libertarian government policy, but it is also sometimes used to describe the peculiar, nonsensical thought process behind Oceania's social structure—a thought process in which ideas that are obviously self-contradictory are accepted as true based on the fact that an authority figure is ...
Jun 12, 2019 · The novel tells the story of Winston Smith, a hapless middle-aged bureaucrat who lives in Oceania, where he is governed by constant surveillance. Even though there are no laws, there is a...
Nov 21, 2017 · The novel presents a vision of a Britain taken over by a totalitarian regime in which the state exerts absolute power over its citizens.
May 7, 2018 · 7 May 2018. By Jean Seaton, Features correspondent. Rebecca Hendin. Audiences around the world are re-reading George Orwell’s 1984, which is ‘a handbook for difficult times’, writes Jean...
