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 named Winston Smith, 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.

Canon References
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."

Fanfiction References
In Victory Lane, by Brother Grimace, Daria's mental state after intensive therapy is compared to Winston Smith's at the end of Nineteen Eighty-Four, when he "loves Big Brother".

In The Angst Guy's Daria 2007: The Girl From Hope Daria calls the school-supplied electronics that only used school programming that cannot be altered 'goodthink', and Jane catches the reference to 1984.