Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-four is a novel by George Orwell. It was published as a warning against totalitarianism. The chilling dystopia made a deep impression on readers and the author's ideas entered mainstream culture in a way achieved by very few books.The book depicts a frightening world where daring to think differently is rewarded with torture where people are monitored every second of the day and where party propaganda trumps free speech.Its main character is Winston Smith. He lives in a country that is ruled by a powerful Party and its leader Big Brother. He is led into rebellion against the government.A startling and haunting vision of the world 1984 is so powerful that it is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the influence of this novel its hold on the imaginations of multiple generations of readers or the resiliency of its admonitions - legacy that seems only to grow with the passage of time.