Saturday, July 23, 2016

In what city, province, and super-state does Winston Smith live in 1984?

resides in London, which is
the chief city of the province Airstrip One in the nation of Oceania
. Oceania is
one of the three fictional superstates in 's novel along with Eurasia and Eastasia. The nation
of Oceania is roughly composed of the Americas, British Isles, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand,
Polynesia, and Southern Africa below the River Congo. Oceania is a dystopian nation governed by
a totalitarian regime that controls every aspect of society. Winston Smith, the , is an Outer
Party member, who works at the Ministry of Truth altering various pieces of written information
that will be used as government propaganda. Airstrip One, which was at one time London, is
depicted as a vast, ruinous city in decay. Over the course of the novel, Winston becomes a
dissident and unsuccessfully attempts to challenge the government but is arrested, tortured, and
psychologically tormented until he becomes a genuine supporter of Big
Brother. 

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