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\nWatch this video to learn about Orwell’s world and its influence on the novel ‘1984’. Big Brother and the Thought Police might seem totally fictional, but they reflect history. Explore the author’s personal history, from his experiences...\nWatch this video to learn about Orwell’s world and its influence on the novel ‘1984’. Big Brother and the Thought Police might seem totally fictional, but they reflect history. Explore the author’s personal history, from his experiences during the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s to his advocacy for democratic socialism. Learn more about how World War II and the Soviet Union influenced Orwell’s writing. You’ll come to see that the world of the novel is a mirror of our own world.\n
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11:37
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2020
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power, totalitarianism, fascism, literature, society, george orwell, 1984
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