Nineteen eighty-four, Orwell, George
1. 1984This is the year in which the story takes place.
2. George Orwell; his real name was Eric Blair, he was born in India in 1903. He lived in Burma, Paris,
England and Spain. Among his works are ‘Down and out in London and Paris’, ‘Inside the Whale’, ‘Animal farm’, and ‘1984’. Later a movie has been made about 1984.
3. George Orwell started writing this book in 1945, so it is written in the modern period.
4. 1984 is a dystopia, because it gives a negative view on the world.
5. A man is living in a world where the people’s lives are ruled by a totalitarian government.
6. The year is 1984, Winston Smith works at