Notes for 1984 by George Orwell

1984 Author- George Orwell Genre- Fiction Original Publication Date- 1949 Characters- Winston Smith- A minor member of the ruling Party in near-future London, thin, frail, contemplative, intellectual, and fatalistic thirty-nine-year-old, hates the totalitarian control and enforced repression that are characteristic of his government, harbors revolutionary dreams. Julia- Winston's lover, beautiful dark-haired girl, works in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth, enjoys sex and claims to have had affairs with many Party members, pragmatic and optimistic, …

…e novel that really grabbed me Least Favorite Part- I didn't like that Big Brother "won" in the end. Even though it wasn't meant to be a very happy ending, it really bothers me because I cannot stand it when someone's individuality or independence is choked. Overall Opinion- I think that, although I didn't like the book much, it went well with Jane Eyre because both Winston and Jane are striving for independence or understanding.