1984
Filed by Aine MacDermot
1984 : 1984 is a novel by George Orwell (1949), which takes place in the world of the future, where people and resources are being destroyed in a continuing war between dictators. Winston Smith lives in the bleak, rotting remains of London, where only public buildings and the homes of Inner Party members are pleasant. There are no luxuries, everything is rationed, all books have been outlawed, and citizens are killed for saying or doing anything against the ruling Party. Each living space has a large television screen that can see and hear what happens, and cannot be turned off. Winston works in the Ministry of Truth, where he changes newspaper copy to conform to the orders of “Big Brother,” the Party leader. By chance he finds a small shop where Mr. Charrington rents a bedroom furnished in the old style, without a watching telescreen. When Winston falls in love with Julia, they must meet in secret at Charrington’s because the Party disapproves of physical attraction between people. Movies of 1984 were made in 1956 and 1984.
DeDanaan » Newspeak wrote:
[…] Newspeak : Newspeak is the official language of Oceania in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. The purposes and principles are described in great detail in an appendix to the book. Its creators invented new words, and also threw out many old words that the dictatorship thought were undesirable. An example of Newspeak is “Reporting bb dayorder doubleplusungood refs unpersons rewrite fullwise upsub antefiling.” Translated into ordinary English, this would read “The reporting of Big Brother’s Order for the Day. . . is extremely unsatisfactory and makes references to nonexistent persons. Rewrite it in full and submit your draft to higher authority before filing.” […]
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