1984 Author- George Orwell Genre- Fiction Original Publication Date- 1949 Characters- Winston Smith- A minor member of the ruling Party in near-future London, thin, frail, contemplative, intellectual, and fatalistic thirty-nine-year-old, hates the totalitarian control and enforced repression that are characteristic of his government, harbors revolutionary dreams. Julia- Winston's lover, beautiful dark-haired girl, works in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth, enjoys sex and claims to have had affairs with many Party members, pragmatic and optimistic, …showed first 75 words of 1581 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1581 total…e novel that really grabbed me Least Favorite Part- I didn't like that Big Brother "won" in the end. Even though it wasn't meant to be a very happy ending, it really bothers me because I cannot stand it when someone's individuality or independence is choked. Overall Opinion- I think that, although I didn't like the book much, it went well with Jane Eyre because both Winston and Jane are striving for independence or understanding.