... sleep) for all classes. The entire society is conditioned to avoid any type of intense emotional contact by taking their "pacifying" soma. (Needham, Joseph) The names of the different classes are letters in the Greek alphabet, ranging from Alpha Plus being the best rank, to Epsilon Minus being the ... good harvest, which proves that a person can not judge others through his or her own values but through theirs. In George Orwell's 1984, Winston Smith feels frustrated by the oppression and rigid control of the ruling Party of London, which prohibits free thought, sex, and any expression o...

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... to report on the Spanish Civil War, where he witnessed firsthand the atrocities committed by fascist politics. The rise to power of dictators such as Adolf Hitler in Germany and Joseph Stalin in the Soviet inspired Orwell's mounting hatred towards totalitarian and political authority. He in turn devoted his energy to writing such novels as Animal Farm as well as 1984 ... governing. He used this form of writing to show the worst possible society to avoid using a harsh view of totalitarian life. The book's subject matter starts off with meeting Winston Smith as he traveled home in Airstri...

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