George Orwell's 1949 dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four describes a futuristic alternate reality where a totalitarian government tyrannises the population through constant surveillance, public mind control, propaganda and on-going overseas war. ... The action follows Winston Smith, a worker within the country's totalitarian government, The Party, and his conscious and physical rebellion against the regime. ...

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