Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (1984): Difference between revisions

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a dystopian novel and "cautionary tale" by British socialist writer George Orwell
a dystopian novel and "cautionary tale" by British socialist writer George Orwell


* "dystopian" = "bad place"
* "[[Dystopia (literature)|dystopian]]" = "bad place"
*cautionary tale = a story with a moral purpose, esp. to warn against bad behavior
*cautionary tale = a story with a moral purpose, esp. to warn against bad behavior
**ex. Aesop's Fables are "cautionary tales"
**ex. Aesop's Fables are "cautionary tales"