Interestingly, these events and philosophies also influenced George Orwell, a onetime English Socialist, who wrote the novel 1984. ... George Orwell's 1984 uses the characterization of Winston Smith in a way that demonstrates the validity of Arendt's thesis that the destruction of individuals by the totalitarian state takes place in three stages: the juridical, the moral, and the metaphysical. ... Orwell's work exemplifies Arendt's thesis, as according to critic Martin Kessler, "It [1984] is merely the twentieth-century totalitarian state made absolute by carrying th...

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Written in 1949, the story is set in 1984, 35 years into the future. ... PLOT (Synopsis) The novel 1984 is a story about Winston Smith, a member of the Party that is ruling over the state of Oceania. ... The novel ends on a sad and cynical note. ...

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This short novel was rejected twice, mainly on the grounds that it was only 35,000 words and used only a moderate part of all of the notes, journals and other things that he had collected and intended to use. ... Eric Blair was now officially known in the world as George Orwell. ... In 1943 he began to write Animal Farm, and the next year Orwell and his wife adopted a son. ... In 1946 he attempted to settle in the Scottish island of Jura, where he stated his last book, 1984. ... ("Orwell-2) Eric Blair died in January 1950 of a tuberculosis hemorrhage, having just finished 1984. ...

• Word Count: 8146
• Approx Pages: 33
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• Grade Level: High School