Questions

What is 1984 about?

1984 is about a world in the future which is under government control. It is about a world where you cannot express yourself or have any of your own thoughts because you have to believe in what the party is saying. The world is under totalitarianism and Winston doesn't want to live in a world like this. He meets a women called Julia, they fall in love - even this is an act of rebellion. They try to join the rebellion but are tricked, they end up captured, tortured and changed so that they love Big Brother.

Who created it?

George Orwell

Where was it created?

London

When was it created?

In 1948

Why was it created?

George Orwell lived through two world wars and the British empire time. He wrote this book after world war 2 ended therefore the genocide and control in Germany could have influenced his book. The control and genocide of the Jews was a terrible event and I think that George Orwell wanted to make people aware that history could repeat itself.

George Orwell was also a socialist and believed that people should be equal. I think the book was created for the less wealthy to show them that they are not living a fair life and that they should ask the government for better housing in order to have a better life. The fact that Winston finds the proles as good people shows that in real life George Orwell does care for the poor. At the time the lower class were living in very bad conditions so this book was showing them if they didn't do something about it they would be stuck living in these conditions.