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'''Nineteen Eighty-Four''' (sometimes written '''1984''') is a novel written by George Orwell, an English |
'''Nineteen Eighty-Four''' (sometimes written '''1984''') is a novel written by George Orwell, an English writer (1903-50). ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' is a science-fiction tale 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. |
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==Canon References== |
==Canon References== |
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⚫ | ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' is mentioned twice during the run of the series. It is one of the novels offered as part of [[Timothy O'Neill|Mr. O’Neill]]’s reading assignment in "[[Write Where It Hurts]]." In "[[Psycho Therapy]]," when [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]] learns that the purpose of the family's visit to [[Quiet Ivy]] is for a psychiatric evaluation, Daria checks her wrist and says, "Gee, look at the time. Nineteen eighty-four already." |
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Note that Daria is shown clutching a copy of Orwell's ''[[Animal Farm]]'' when she gets out of her parents' car at [[Camp Grizzly]], during the flashback to her first arrival at same. |
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⚫ | ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' is mentioned twice during the run of the series. |
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==Fanfiction References== |
==Fanfiction References== |
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⚫ | 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.'' In "[[Darkness]]," by the same author, an unsubtle comparison is made between the theocratic American government and Orwell's totalitarian state with the appearance of a billboard showing the solemn face of Christ, with the legend, "JESUS IS WATCHING YOU." |
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==External Links== |
==External Links== |
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four Wikipedia article on ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''] |
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four Wikipedia article on ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''] |
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