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I think that the author may have some historical references that relate to their novels. In life, history repeats itself. Many nations have had people living peacefully, then having inclining difficulties from the government, and people rebel. Therefore, revolutions occur, and then repeat sometime. America has been a free country for quite some time now, and since history repeats itself, eventually America will somehow have to come to a change/revolution because of overwhelming difficulties from the government. That is what I think about the historical relations towards the dystopian books.

I think 1984 is a lot like how Stalin ruled Russia. He had complete control over Russia and had secret police keep everyone in order and had them get rid of the trouble makers.



The point of writing a distopian novel could be, to interest readers and foreshadow into what an author thinks about the future, and to warn people about the world.
What purpose would a writer have in setting a narrative in a terrible place or time? They might want to convey a serious message, or make the part of their book more urgent. They could also want to make it more visual, and give the readers more imagery.

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Nineteen Eighty-Four, along with Fahrenheit 451, is a dystopian novel. The word dystopia is a play on the word "utopia," which means “no place” or “good place.” What might be the point of writing a dystopian novel? What purpose would a writer have in setting a narrative in a terrible place or time? Consider some recent dystopias: V for Vendetta, The Giver, Children of Men, Brave New World, Minority Report, Blade Runner, The Planet of the Apes, The Hunger Games, and The Matrix.
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Eric Blair, using the pen name George Orwell, published Nineteen Eighty-Four in the year 1949. Based on the publication date alone, what might be some thematic or historic influences on the novel? You might want to do a little research to answer this question. We'll feature the best answers to this question in class, and those students will pick up bonus points.
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