1984 By George Orwell
326 Pages
Science Fiction By Tyler McClelland
Biography on George Orwell George Orwell's real name was Eric Blair and he was born in 1903. Blair was born in the city of Motihari, Bengal. Blair's mother brought him to England at the young age of one. His dad stayed in Motihari and Blair didn't see him until 1907 when his dad visited for three months. Blair had two sisters, one older and the other younger than him. At the age of five, Orwell started school and after two years got recommended into St. Cyprian's school which was very prestigious. He attended Wellington and Eton colleges where he learned how to write.
After college Blair was in a lot of poverty and homeless. He got his pen name in 1933 from George V (a monarch) and the Orwell river. Orwell is most famous from his novels Animal Farm and 1984. He is also famous from being a journalist which is not known by most people.
Orwell died on January 21st, 1950. He had tuberculosis and spent his last 3 years mostly in hospitals. Orwell was considered a very good author and a successful journalist. He is mostly remembered from 1984, where he got 6 new terms put into the dictionary. The most famous of these words is "Big Brother."
George Orwell
Plot Synopsis: Winston Smith is a man who thinks the government is doing things wrong. He believes in the complete opposite than the government in almost every thing. Winston has learned from past experiences and now he is very suspicious of the government. Smith wants the truth, so he sets out on a journey to find it. He is not scared of what will happen to him and risks it all. He finds a girl named Julia on this journey who he has a relationship with. Smith is always in danger because he knows that he can't trust anyone, even people who were his friends. Winston's journey leads him to a huge twist never seen coming at the end of the book, but to find out what this ending is you need to read this famous book. Will Smith prove something about the government or will the government find him and make him pay the consequences? Literary Information: The genre of 1984 is in Science Fiction because it is a made up story that is sometimes technology based. When it was released, this book was for the future and had things in it that had not been made yet. It also made people think a lot about the future and wonder if it would be like this. 1984 is written in third person limited the whole story. In the story, there is a narrator explaining what is going on and what takes place in the book. It is also limited because we don't know the thoughts or actions that other characters might take in the story. If it was omniscient, then we would know what the government was and why it was so suspicious. Third person limited helps the reader feel the same suspense that Smith is because we don't know what will happen to him. It think the combination of the genre and the third person limited make this story very suspenseful and interesting. Literary Analysis: I concluded that this story is mostly written with a neutral diction. There are a couple of formal parts in there, but for the most part it stays neutral. One interesting thing about this story is the language it is spoken in. It is still English, but modified. Orwell creates a new type of language which is called "newspeak" that later enters the dictionary. This adds a huge piece to the story because it makes you feel like you are in the future and this is a whole new world. It really adds to the story and helps the reader get into it. This piece makes it appear like it is formal diction, but once you understand it then it is neutral. I believe Orwell decided to use this new language because he wanted his story to be different and unique. I think he was successful in his effort and made 1984 use a whole new language. Criticism: I thought 1984 was a good book but I didn't love it. It was really interesting because it isn't like any other books, but I thought in times it got dragged out. It was boring for most of the book but had a couple of exciting parts in it. I am going to give it a 3 out of 5 only because it was unique. If I was rating the book on how good it was it would be lower. However, I do recommend it to other readers because it is different and is pretty interesting at times. It also is really famous and good to have read in your life. I wasn't blown away by it, but I still recommend it. Some other class wikis you might enjoy... 1984 BZ 1984 PK
also another one of mine Grapes of Wrath 1984 Book Picture from http://blondierocket.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/1984-signet1981.jpg
George Orwell Picture from http://belleofthebooks.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/orwell.jpg
By George Orwell
326 Pages
Science Fiction
By Tyler McClelland
Biography on George Orwell
George Orwell's real name was Eric Blair and he was born in 1903. Blair was born in the city of Motihari, Bengal. Blair's mother brought him to England at the young age of one. His dad stayed in Motihari and Blair didn't see him until 1907 when his dad visited for three months. Blair had two sisters, one older and the other younger than him. At the age of five, Orwell started school and after two years got recommended into St. Cyprian's school which was very prestigious. He attended Wellington and Eton colleges where he learned how to write.
After college Blair was in a lot of poverty and homeless. He got his pen name in 1933 from George V (a monarch) and the Orwell river. Orwell is most famous from his novels Animal Farm and 1984. He is also famous from being a journalist which is not known by most people.
Orwell died on January 21st, 1950. He had tuberculosis and spent his last 3 years mostly in hospitals. Orwell was considered a very good author and a successful journalist. He is mostly remembered from 1984, where he got 6 new terms put into the dictionary. The most famous of these words is "Big Brother."
Plot Synopsis:
Winston Smith is a man who thinks the government is doing things wrong. He believes in the complete opposite than the government in almost every thing. Winston has learned from past experiences and now he is very suspicious of the government. Smith wants the truth, so he sets out on a journey to find it. He is not scared of what will happen to him and risks it all. He finds a girl named Julia on this journey who he has a relationship with. Smith is always in danger because he knows that he can't trust anyone, even people who were his friends. Winston's journey leads him to a huge twist never seen coming at the end of the book, but to find out what this ending is you need to read this famous book. Will Smith prove something about the government or will the government find him and make him pay the consequences?
Literary Information:
The genre of 1984 is in Science Fiction because it is a made up story that is sometimes technology based. When it was released, this book was for the future and had things in it that had not been made yet. It also made people think a lot about the future and wonder if it would be like this. 1984 is written in third person limited the whole story. In the story, there is a narrator explaining what is going on and what takes place in the book. It is also limited because we don't know the thoughts or actions that other characters might take in the story. If it was omniscient, then we would know what the government was and why it was so suspicious. Third person limited helps the reader feel the same suspense that Smith is because we don't know what will happen to him. It think the combination of the genre and the third person limited make this story very suspenseful and interesting.
Literary Analysis:
I concluded that this story is mostly written with a neutral diction. There are a couple of formal parts in there, but for the most part it stays neutral. One interesting thing about this story is the language it is spoken in. It is still English, but modified. Orwell creates a new type of language which is called "newspeak" that later enters the dictionary. This adds a huge piece to the story because it makes you feel like you are in the future and this is a whole new world. It really adds to the story and helps the reader get into it. This piece makes it appear like it is formal diction, but once you understand it then it is neutral. I believe Orwell decided to use this new language because he wanted his story to be different and unique. I think he was successful in his effort and made 1984 use a whole new language.
Criticism:
I thought 1984 was a good book but I didn't love it. It was really interesting because it isn't like any other books, but I thought in times it got dragged out. It was boring for most of the book but had a couple of exciting parts in it. I am going to give it a 3 out of 5 only because it was unique. If I was rating the book on how good it was it would be lower. However, I do recommend it to other readers because it is different and is pretty interesting at times. It also is really famous and good to have read in your life. I wasn't blown away by it, but I still recommend it.
Some other class wikis you might enjoy...
1984 BZ
1984 PK
also another one of mine Grapes of Wrath
1984 Book Picture from http://blondierocket.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/1984-signet1981.jpg
George Orwell Picture from http://belleofthebooks.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/orwell.jpg
Biography from http://www.george-orwell.org/l_biography.html
Hopefully you enjoyed this wiki and learned about 1984 by George Orwell.