I recently read George Orwell’s book “1984.”
They say this book is on the school curriculum. I don’t remember anything like it being on the school curriculum. People are constantly referring to this book, so I decided to read what this thing actually is.
When I started reading, I couldn’t believe my eyes. The book describes the fate of one person in a totalitarian society. And the society is pure Ukrainian television: there’s the party’s point of view, you have to stick to it, anyone who disagrees gets executed; love these people, hate those people, hammering away at the theme of a constant war with someone. And so on, you know this better than I do.
Throughout the book, the main character goes against the system, but in the end he commits a betrayal. I was a little surprised that an English author ended his novel that way. In books published in the USSR, everyone was taught that you had to block an embrasure with your chest. Remember how Malchish-Kibalchish was subjected to terrible tortures, but he didn’t give up his friends. And here an author from Great Britain shows how you should betray the people you love. Apparently, that was relevant in Great Britain in the 1940s.
If you’re 16, read it by all means; it has your favorite theme of fighting the system. If you’re much older, but still 16 at heart, then read it by all means too. If you want to find out what everyone is referring to, read it too. In all other cases, the novel will be useless.