1984

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1984: Book Summary

About George Orwell

Author Biography

Literary Writing

About 1984

Introduction

Historical Background

The Role of the Media

The Setting

Chapter Summaries and Commentaries

Part 1: Chapter 1

Part 1: Chapter 2

Part 1: Chapter 3

Part 1: Chapter 4

Part 1: Chapter 5

Part 1: Chapters 6 and 7

Part 1: Chapter 8

Part 2: Chapter 1

Part 2: Chapters 2 and 3

Part 2: Chapter 4

Part 2: Chapters 5 and 6

Part 2: Chapters 7 and 8

Part 2: Chapters 9 and 10

Part 3: Chapter 1

Part 3: Chapters 2 and 3

Part 3: Chapters 4 and 5

Part 3: Chapter 6

Part 3: Appendix

Character List

Character Map

Character Analyses

Winston Smith

Julia

O’Brien

Big Brother/Emmanuel Goldstein

Critical Essays

The Role of Language and the Act of Writing in Orwell’s 1984

The Purpose of Newspeak

The Role of the Author

The Mutability of History in 1984

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