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1984 is a dystopian novel written by George Floyd Orwell and published in 1949.
The book itself[edit | edit source]
Setting[edit | edit source]
1984 is set in London, Airstrip One, Oceania, starting on April 4th, 1984, although the exact date is not certain. Oceania is ruled by the Party, which adheres to the ideology of English Socialism, known as "Ingsoc" in Newspeak, the official language of Oceania. Oceania is a "superstate" said to control Southern Africa, the Americas, the British Isles, and Australia. Alongside Oceania, the world is ruled by two other superstates: Eurasia and Eastasia. These three states are in a perpetual state of conflict with each other over an area that includes India and Sub-Saharan Africa. Oceania is said to be formed some time in the 1940s after a revolution.
Characters[edit | edit source]
- Winston Smith: the protagonist, who works for the Ministry of Truth, known as "Minitrue" in Newspeak.
- Julia: the deuteragonist, who has sex with Winston and works for the the Ministry of Love, known as "Miniluv" in Newspeak, and Junior Anti-Sex League.
- O'Brien: the antagonist, an Inner Party member, who works for the Thought Police. Despite this, Winston initially believes him to be a thought criminal, with ties to an underground resistance movement known as the Brotherhood, based on a dream where the supposed voice of O'Brien talks to him.
- Big Brother: the leader of the Party, whose existence is hinted throughout the book as being purely metaphorical, as a personification of the Party, not physical.
- (((Emmanuel Goldstein))): public enemy #1 of the Party, and supposed leader of the Brotherhood, whom Winston begins to admire. Party members, including Winston and Julia, regularly scream at him with contempt, in a demonstration referred to by Winston as the two minutes hate. Winston later reads chapters 1 and 3 his forbidden book, The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism. He is later revealed by O'Brien to have been controlled opposition all along. GEG, of course he's a kike.
- Syme: a colleague of Winston, and a linguist involved with the development of Newspeak. He is enthusiastic about the removal of words from Newspeak that happens every year. He mysteriously disappears at some point.
- The Parsons: A family consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Parsons, as well as their children. Mr. Parsons is a colleague of Winston that is basically a retarded shabbos goy that vehemently supports the Party. His children are members of the Spies, a youth organization that grooms children to be loyal to the Party, even more so than to their own parents. Mr. Parsons is eventually arrested by the Thought Police after his daughter reports him for proclaiming, in his sleep, "Down with Big Brother!"
- Katherine: Winston's wife, who is just as much of a retarded shabbos goy as Mr. Parsons. She never had sex with him, even though she wants children.[Marge...] Despite mysteriously disappearing, she is still technically married to Winston.
- Mr. Charrington: an agent of the Thought Police that LARPed as a goody two shoes oldfag with an antiques shop. Winston bought his diary from his shop. Later, he rented the space above his shop to live in.
- Aaronson, Jones, and Rutherford: former Inner Party members who were also principle figures in the revolution. They were executed for alleged crimes they committed in Eurasia; thoughever, in the 1970s, Winston found a photograph of them in Jew York during the supposed crimes in Eurasia, proving that the Party lied. The photograph is the only concrete evidence Winston ever had of the Party lying, and he tossed it in a memory hole as soon as he was done examining it.
- The proletariat, also known as the proles: Non-members of the Party who account for the majority of the population in London. The Party is not as rigid in enforcing its rules in the places where they live. Winston believes they are the only people who can overthrow the Party.
Plot[edit | edit source]
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The joke[edit | edit source]
The phrase "Literally 1984" is often used online as a satirical or hyperbolic way to criticize or mock situations where rules, regulations, or restrictions are perceived as overly oppressive, intrusive, or authoritarian. It derives from George Orwell's novel "1984," in which the government exercises extreme control over every aspect of people's lives, including their thoughts and actions, through surveillance, propaganda, and strict rules.
When people use the phrase "Literally 1984," they are typically highlighting a situation where they feel that government or (((authority figures))) are overstepping their boundaries and infringing on individual freedoms, even if the situation is not nearly as extreme or dystopian as the one depicted in the novel. It's a way of drawing attention to what they see as excessive or invasive control, often with a humorous or ironic tone.
In essence, it's a form of online satire and exaggeration to criticize perceived overreach of rules and regulations, comparing them humorously to the extreme totalitarianism depicted in "1984."
