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1984

1984

George Orwell

In George Orwell's 1984, Winston Smith wrestles with oppression in Oceania, a place where the Party scrutinizes human actions with ever-watchful Big Brother. Defying a ban on individuality, Winston dares to express his thoughts in a diary and pursues a relationship with Julia. These criminal deeds bring Winston into the eye of the opposition, who then must reform the nonconformist. George Orwell's 1984 introduced the watchwords for life without freedom: BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU.

Take the Quiz What are the Party slogans -- War Is Peace, Freedom Is Slavery, Ignorance Is Strength -- examples of?
  1. Old Speak
  2. New Speak
  3. Doublethink
  4. Oceanian
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