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Orwell was influenced by Jack London's novel ''The Iron Heel,'' and Yevgeny Zamyatin's ''We.''
Orwell was influenced by Jack London's novel ''The Iron Heel,'' and Yevgeny Zamyatin's ''We.''
1984 describes an [[alternate history]] in which Oceania is at war with [[Eurasia]]. The book describes a dystopia where the government monitors and controls nearly all aspects of every individual's life.
1984 describes an [[alternate history]] in which Oceania (roughly, the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia, and South Africa) is perpetually at war with [[Eurasia]] or Eastasia and allied with the other. The book describes a dystopia where the government monitors and controls nearly all aspects of every individual's life.
The [[protagonist]], Winston Smith, works in the Ministry of Truth, altering records to fit the Party's current view of history. However, Smith grows to gradually disagree with the Party and what it stands for. Eventually, he and his lover Julia are captured by the thought police and tortured to the point where they once again love the party.
The [[protagonist]], Winston Smith, works in the Ministry of Truth, altering records to fit the Party's current view of history. However, Smith grows to gradually disagree with the Party and what it stands for. Eventually, he and his lover Julia are captured by the thought police and tortured to the point where they once again love the party.
Much of the novel is taken up with discussions of the nature of power and societal control, and words and mottos from the novel--"doublethink", "We have always been at war with Eastasia", "the memory hole" and many more--have become standard shorthand in political discussions.
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