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'''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 [[Timothy O'Neill|Mr. O’Neill]]’s reading assignment in [[Write Where It Hurts]]. Furthermore, in [[Psycho Therapy]] when [[Daria Morgendorffer|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 at the end of ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'', when he "loves Big Brother".
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