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= Introduction = ==== This is a wiki that will cover many of the interesting aspects of the novel //1984// by George Orwell. ====



====**The novel follows Winston Smith, a low ranking member of the governmental party of the country of Oceania. The government is headed by a tyrannical dictator known to civilians only as Big Brother. The province of Airstrip One, we are told by the main character, “had been called England or Britain”. The image of Big Brother is prevalent on every street. There are countless posters with his face behind the text “Big Brother is watching you”. Big Brother and his Party have strict control of the citizens of Oceania. They regulate what they can say, do, and even to a certain extent think. The Party has telescreens located in every home. These telescreens not only transmit patriotic propaganda, but they also receive video and audio from the apartments. **====