| Winston Smith is a low-level government employee, writing phony news articles for the totalitarian society of Airstrip One, a province of Oceania.
Winston, against the law of the dictator Big Brother, falls in love with the young woman Julia and has an adulterous relationship with her, and he seeks aid from the seemingly friendly O'Brien. He is arrested by the Thought Police for his crime, and he is placed in a prison chamber in the Ministry of Love, and is tortured in Room 101, the place where there is no darkness. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - cynical or dry-wit FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - alternate history Repressive society story Yes Repressive because: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 20 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 0 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Identity: - an organization Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book. How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Genius (really!) Setting Terrain Earth setting: - 20th century Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to torture scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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