Orwell uses his novel to foreshadow and predict the state of world affairs following World War 2 leading up to 1984, the year in which the book is set, and the effects unchecked, rampant capitalism has had on the world, leading it to develop into three global super-states where knowledge and information are heavily regulated and supreme power is held by the select few as opposed to the many. This overarching theme of the downtrodden masses versus the empowered elite minority is constant throughout the narrative, thus leaving the novel openly suitable for analysis from the Marxist perspective o...

• Word Count: 1916
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate