At the time, theists were claiming that we are free within the strength of God, and existentialists were saying that we rise up into the world and define ourselves-there is no freedom, so we live, absurdly, as free men. Orwell gives a maddening answer to the question of human freedom.
There are repetitions throughout the book as if Orwell didn’t trust us to get it.Īnd then there is the conclusion of the book: There is no happy ending, no hope. Moreover, much of the detail of that nonfiction book is repeated somewhere in the actual action. 1984 is didactic, often lecturing the reader in the way that Ayn Rand does. There is a huge section of reading from a nonfiction book while fascinating, it is unnecessary to the plot to go into that detail. It is one thing to say, “ 1984 is a greater book.” It is true I can feel that it is tighter, more invasive as cultural critique, a fuller fictional world, and less contextually specific (so more universal). Why did That Hideous Strength, which preceded 1984 and was reviewed by Orwell, remain mostly a fan favourite while 1984 is still regarded as a dystopian classic? Lewis’ That Hideous Strength and George Orwell’s Animal Farm. This post is a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the publication of C.S.
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