Orwell, George: Nineteen eighty-four

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Das Dokument ist eine Zusammenfassung des Romans „Nineteen Eighty-Four“ von George Orwell. Der Auszug beschreibt den Autor und seine Werke sowie den Inhalt des Romans. Der Roman beschreibt das Leben in einer totalitären Regierung in England, die von der Partei regiert wird. Die Geschichte folgt dem Protagonisten Winston Smith, der versucht, gegen das System zu rebellieren, indem er eine Liebe mit einer Kollegin beginnt und ein verbotenes Buch liest. Nachdem sie von der Party erwischt werden, wird Winston von der Partei gefangen genommen und systematisch gefoltert. Die Idee des Romans ist, dass Menschen durch körperliche Folter in jede gewünschte Ideologie gedrängt werden können. Der Roman ist eine Warnung vor totalitärer Regierung und zeigt die gefährlichen Auswirkungen, die es haben könnte, wenn sie die ganze Welt bedeckt.
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NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR The author George Orwell: George Orwell was born in India in 1903 (real name Eric Blair), and was educated at Eton. From 1922 to 1928 he served in Burma in the Indian Imperial Police. For the next two years he lived in Paris, and then he came to England as a school teacher. Later he worked in a bookshop. In 1937 he went to Spain to fight for the Republicans and was wounded. During the Second World War he was a member of the Home Guard and worked for the BBC. In 1943 he joined the staff of a newspaper and was sent to France and Germany as a special correspondent. He suffered very much sickness and poverty during his life and died of tuberculosis in 1950. His works include: Down and Out in Paris and London, Burmese Days, The Road to Wigan Pier, Coming Up For Air, Keep the Aspidistra Flying and Homage to Catalonia. Animal Farm made Orwell famous when it was published in 1945; Nineteen Eight-Four had a similar success later. Nineteen Eighty-Four (written in 1949) is a nightmare picture of life in totalitarian England as it might be in the next generation. The world is divided up into the three super-states of Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia, each in a permanent state of war with the other. Britain is part of Oceania and has the name of Airstrip One. It is governed by the Party through the Ministry of Peace (which runs the war), the Ministry of Love (headquarters of the secret police), the Ministry of Plenty (which deals in scarcities), and the Ministry of ...
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