The novel is being collected sometime in the middle of the 21st century by a Eurasia historian, to shed light on the transition period between what was Oceania and is now once again only England. What follows the death of Big Brother (spoiler alert), is a slightly more open society, where individual freedoms sort of return, and the truth begins to leak out. The following year is told through the memoirs of three characters from the original novel, Winston Smith, Julia whatever her last name was, and some first name O'Brian (Thought Police guy in the Orwell novel). In it we find out that at the end of 1984 (the year) Big Brother dies, and leaves the world of Oceania in a sort of chaotic mess. It's not necessarily that life is shit in this book, but it is a reminder that the world is shit, which is the next line in the Dead Milkmen song entitled "Life is Shit", and since that song kept running through my head after finishing this book it deserved to get it's own new shelf.Ī sequel to 1984. In it we find out that at the end of 1984 (the year) Big Brother dies, and leaves the world of Oceania in a sort of This book is the inaugural entry to my newly constructed bookshelf, Life is Shit. It's not necessarily that life is shit in this book, but it is a reminder that the world is shit, which is the next line in the Dead Milkmen song entitled "Life is Shit", and since that song kept running through my head after finishing this book it deserved to get it's own new shelf. This book is the inaugural entry to my newly constructed bookshelf, Life is Shit. However, when the thaw becomes a revolution as the proles get involved, the now-friendly neighboring empire Eurasia steps in to "restore order.".
Behind the scenes Big Sister (Big Brother's widow) struggles with the Thought Police and the army for power, while elsewhere the winds of reform sweep through the remnants of Oceania.Įverywhere, under the bitingly humorous hand of Gyorgy Dalos, George Orwell's chilling world of "1984" seems to be experiencing a thaw, as Orwell's tortured lovers Smith and Julia, O'Brien the Thought Policeman, Ampleforth the hack poet, and Syme the cynical philologist come alive again. Only two great powers remain: Eurasia and Eastasia. His empire, Oceania, has been defeated in a disastrous air battle and is no more. The announcement comes over the telescreen: Big Brother is dead. Behind the scenes Big Sister (Big Brother's widow) struggles with the Thought Police and the army for power, while elsewhere the winds of reform sweep through January 3, 1985.
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