Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four (sometimes written 1984) is a novel written by George Orwell, an English novelist (1903-50). Nineteen Eighty-Four is a science fiction novel about a man who longs for escape from life in a totalitarian society. At the end of the novel, his discontent is discovered and he is not only tortured into obeying the government, but into loving the all-controlling state as well. His free will is destroyed.

Nineteen Eighty-Four is mentioned twice during the run of the series. It is one of the novels offered as part of Mr. O’Neill’s reading assignment in Write Where It Hurts. Furthermore, in Psycho Therapy when Daria learns that the purpose of the family's visit to Quiet Ivy is for a family evaluation, Daria says, "Gee, look at the time. Nineteen Eighty-Four already."