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1984 was an instruction manual. Orwell based it off of his experiences writing propaganda for the BBC during WW2. At the time his wife was a censor for the Mi
by nostrademons 5y ago
1984 was an instruction manual. Orwell based it off of his experiences writing propaganda for the BBC during WW2. At the time his wife was a censor for the Ministry of Information. He was writing about 1940's Britain, not a hypothetical 1984 Britain.
- Jach 5y agoCentral to its story is also its inner "The Book", which is very much an instruction manual in the what and the how.