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CONTENTS Chapters General Introduction The Age of George Orwell George Orwell’s Life George Orwell’s Novels George Orwell’s Essays and Autobiographical Works Literary and Stylistic In?uences on Orwell George Orwell’s Views on English Language and Style George Orwell’s Themes George Orwell and Totalitarianism George Orwell as a Literary Critic George Orwell as a Satirist George Orwell’s Style Contribution of George Orwell to English Prose and the Novel George Orwell as an Essayist: A General Estimate George Orwell as a Novelist Chronology of Main Events Introduction to the Play 1- Introduction to Nineteen Eighty-four 2- Plot of Nineteen Eighty-four 3- Nineteen Eighty-four as a Scienti?c Romance Nineteen Eighty-four as the Culmination of George Orwell’s Earlier Works 5- The Theme and Purpose of the Novel Nineteen Eighty-four The Element of Autobiography in the Novel Nineteen Eighty-four Orwell’s Characterization and Characters Persons and Places in the Novel 10- The Treatment of War in Nineteen Eighty-four Character Sketches Winston Smith Julia Chapterwise Summary of the Novel Notes and Explanations A Note on the Importance of the Appendix Symbolism in Nineteen Eighty-four Questions and Answers A Select Bibliography