1984



SUMMARY:** The novel, published in 1949, takes place in 1984 and presents an imaginary future where a totalitarian state controls every aspect of life, even people's thoughts. The state is called Oceania and is ruled by a group known as the Party; its leader and dictator is Big Brother.Winston Smith, the main character, is a thirty-nine year old man living in London. He secretly hates the Party and decides to rebel by starting a diary in which he reveals his rebellious thoughts. Through keeping a diary, Winston commits thoughtcrime and knows that one day he will be discovered by the Thought Police and probably killed. But before that happens, winston is determined to break as many rules as possibly and try to overthrow the Big Brother government
 * George Orwell's 1984

Assignment:

For your assignment you will be using picnik to create a banner (example below) containing two chracters that parallel eachother i.e Winston and Julia. Also on the banner you will write one paragraph stating why you chose to do those specific characters and why they are important to Orwell's 1984.

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