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1984

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George Orwell Biography

Early Years
Adult Years
Literary Writing

About 1984

Introduction
Historical Background
The Role of the Media
The Setting

Summary and Analysis by Chapter

Part 1: Chapter 1
Part 1: Chapter 2
Part 1: Chapter 3
Part 1: Chapter 4
Part 1: Chapter 5
Part 1: Chapters 6–7
Part 1: Chapter 8
Part 2: Chapter 1
Part 2: Chapters 2–3
Part 2: Chapter 4
Part 2: Chapters 5–6
Part 2: Chapters 7–8
Part 2: Chapters 9–10
Part 3: Chapter 1
Part 3: Chapters 2–3
Part 3: Chapters 4–5
Part 3: Chapter 6
Part 3: Appendix

Character List

Character Map

Character Analysis

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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palimpsest a parchment, tablet, etc. that has been written upon or inscribed two or three times, the previous text or texts having been imperfectly erased and remaining, therefore, still partly visible.

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