... into a protest against a totalitarian government. The book appears to be a satire at the start, similar to books such as "Gulliver's Travels", or Huxley's "Brave New World", but all too quickly the reader will "discover, quite unpleasantly, that it is not a satire at all." Nineteen Eighty-four is not simply a criticism of ... will be hallow. We shall squeeze you empty, and then we shall fill you with ourselves." (Pg. 211). While "The Party" is an important theme, two other themes are far more important. The first is the destruction of language. By eliminating more and more words from peop...

• Word Count: 1647
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School