Even the names of the Ministries themselves are doublespeak; The Ministry of Peace controls the war effort, The Ministry of Plenty controls rationing, The Ministry of Truth controls information and The Ministry of Love monitors, arrest and controls those who stand against Big Brother. ... An example would be "Big Brother is ungood ", sounding completely out of place the mind would resort to "Big Brother is good ". ...

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• Approx Pages: 24
• Grade Level: High School

Now Eric plunged into finishing the book, and despite the fact that it took about 2 more years, it was exactly the book he had wanted to write initially. Though he was sure that his writing would bring him the fame and recognition of the causes that he championed, he wrote the following to Victor Gollancz shortly before the book was revised for the last time "I would prefer the book to be published pseudonymously. ... ("Orwell- 2) The book was published as, Down and Out in Paris and London, in 1933 by the House of Gollancz. ... In 1946 he attempted to settle in the Scottish island of Jur...

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

SETTING The novel is set in Oceania, a superstate that includes the continent of America and the British Isles. Most of the action takes place in London. The other setting is the village of Paddington, which is not very far from London. In addition, there are two other superstates with which Oceania is constantly at war. These states are Eurasia, which includes the entire northern region of Europe, and Eastasia. ...

• Word Count: 3503
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School