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Orwell's Inner Party: The man behind the myth
- 082349872349872 3y agoSurprising there was no mention of "Such, Such Were the Joys", as it is an autobiographical piece nearly exactly describing the young Eric's schooling alongside (but not amongst) future Inner Party Members. (1984's world is actually supposed to be a meritocracy —at least according to "Theory and Practice..."— so we can assume that Smith only wound up in the outer party because young Winston failed to swot his A levels)