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Book Review: 1984: George Orwell

About the author: George Orwell, the writer who has written some of the best books in the 20th century which include animal farm and 1984. 1984: George Orwell Summary: "1984" is about authoritarian society. The story revolves around Winston Smith who is fierce, curious, thinking person; challenges the orthodox society and thinks out of the box; keeps learning about how society works and why it is this way only in spite of great hurdles in the way. All the party members are under constant surveillance ever since he/she wakes up till the night, even during the sleep via telescreen, cameras and microphone all the time. The situation is so extreme that the government even tries to control the thinking of the citizens. In the hierarchical pyramidal structure of the society, the superior Big Brother controls everything. Language is the carrier of thoughts. The writer elaborates the way language is moulded to the grassroots level eradicating the words used to e...