<Tr> <Th> OCLC </Th> <Td> 52187275 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dewey Decimal </Th> <Td> 823.912 </Td> </Tr> <P> Nineteen Eighty - Four, often published as 1984, is a dystopian novel published in 1949 by English author George Orwell . The novel is set in Airstrip One, formerly Great Britain, a province of the superstate Oceania . Oceania is a world of perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance and public manipulation . Oceania's residents are dictated by a political regime euphemistically named English Socialism (shortened to "Ingsoc" in Newspeak, the government's invented language). The superstate is under the control of the privileged, elite Inner Party . The Inner Party persecutes individualism and independent thinking known as "thoughtcrimes" and is enforced by the "Thought Police". </P> <P> The tyranny is ostensibly overseen by Big Brother, the Party leader who enjoys an intense cult of personality . The Party "seeks power entirely for its own sake . It is not interested in the good of others; it is interested solely in power ." The protagonist of the novel, Winston Smith, is a member of the Outer Party, who works for the Ministry of Truth, or Minitrue in Newspeak . Minitrue is responsible for propaganda and historical revisionism . Winston's job is to rewrite past newspaper articles, so the historical record always supports the Party's agenda . The workers are told they are correcting misquotations, when they are actually writing false information in the place of fact . Minitrue also destroys all previous editions of revised work . This method ensures there is no proof of government interference . Smith is a diligent and skillful worker, but he secretly hates the Party and dreams of rebellion against Big Brother. Smith begins his acts of rebellion by maintaining a sexual relationship with Julia, an employee from the Fiction Department at Minitrue . He received a book from O'Brien, a member of the Inner Party and fellow rebel, that details the truth behind the Party's actions . Smith's attempts at self - education and rebellion are ultimately quashed when he is arrested by O'Brien himself . Smith discovers that O'Brien was truly working for the Ministry of Love (Miniluv), the ministry in charge of torturing dissidents. Smith is subjected to many forms of torture and is forced into the horror chamber known only as Room 101 . There he is tortured by his worst fear, rats, and is forced to betray Julia . He is released from Miniluv, and Orwell describes his life after his release for the rest of the book . Smith ends the story observing a military update on the telescreen and feeling an intense love for Big Brother . </P>

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