Critical Analysis: 1984 George Orwell.

... Critical Analysis: 1984 George Orwell George Orwell's final book, Nineteen Eighty-Four was published a just seven months before his death in January 1950. A s a consequence this book has therefore gained almost legendary status as Orwell's prophesy. However, this reputation has only served to disguise what through reading be described as an analytical, almost essay form attack against Stalinism or totalitarianism in general. However, this accompanied by Orwell's natural satirical style of writing delivers a carefully crafted attack on dictatorial "socialism." The sheer obviousness of the totalitarian society in 1984 is not only intimidating through its written word but also as both a concept and as Orwell's opinion of the future. Issues raised in the book such as the theory of "big brother" and the premeditated threat of the corrupt Utopia shocked many who read it. Due to the cultural influence of the book on any who read it, the

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