George Orwell 1903-1950

George Orwell 1903-1950

1. he was born in India. He joined the Indian Imperial Police. He became part of a system he hate: imperialism and exploitation

2. he took part in the Spanish Civil War and came back disillusioned and anti-Stalinist

3. Nineteen Eighty-Four 1949

   • dystopian science fiction novel
   • highly critical of totalitarian regimes
   • the dangers of totalitarianism
   • themes: totalitarianism, contoll of the reality, ambiguity of the truth, use of media, manipulation, language under controll, police that controll anctions and thoughts, torture and brain washing, the power of individuality
   • techniques: a realistic way, divided into three parts like a tragedy that reinforces the sense of doom