... present. Through this understanding, the novel's protagonist, Winston Smith, is able to preserve his sanity, for the time being, and establish his individuality (Zehr 419). George Orwell once wrote about his novel, "I don't believe this type of society I describe will arrive, but I believe something resembling it could arrive." This assessment has proven to be fairly accurate. Characters in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four ... live in a totalitarian society, yet they can be seen as representative of groups in modern-day society. A major theme in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is capitulat...

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