1984 October MOR
So... 1984. I've really been... enjoying? Is that really a word that can be applied to a dystopian novel? Whatever. I've been enjoying the novel. I've finished the first "book", in which we are introduced to Winston Smith, our protagonist, and the world of 1984 : divided into 3 megacountries, the world is in a constant state of war. Oceania, the country our story is set in, is ruled by The Party, headed by Big Brother and kept in a constant state of poverty and total government control. Winston Smith is a low-level official of the party, responsible for editing speeches and newspaper articles to retroactively make them fit the narrative of the all-powerful Party. I'll be honest; I already know where the plot is headed. Months before ever deciding to read 1984, I had watched the video linked in my previous blog post which exposits the interesting, suspenseful, but ultimately bleak and sad plot. Nevertheless, actually reading 1984 has been very interesting...