How Does Orwell Create A Dystopian Society

George Orwell, the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, was born in India in 1903 during the time when the country was under British colonial rule. He moved to England when he was very young, but being born in India during such a hard time for India caused him family many issues so he grew up with a less than satisfactory childhood. His place of birth might explain why he kept England as itself in 1984 when he gave all the other countries different names for the new dystopian world he created. He wrote the book in 1948 so that explains why he'd choose 1984 as the year for his book to take place during. He was an assistant police man in 1922 but he quit because his negative feelings towards British Imperialism were a bother on the job. After marrying his wife in 1936, Orwell moved to Spain and joined a resistance movement against the Fascist Party, but was accused …show more content…
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In the book 1984 by George Orwell, all characters are affected adversely by their environment. The person who is affected the most is the protagonist, Winston. Winston lives in a dystopian society in which the buildings are crumbling left and right and the people have their wills controlled by the totalitarian government. This occurred because of a war that happened before Winston was born. Winston continues to take the orders of the government, though he internally disagrees. This causes him to create a journal in which he writes everyday, breaking the law. This results in him sleeping with another person, and in return, being tortured for it. This ultimately leads to Winston's demise, causing him to fall within the lines of what the government wishes him