George Orwell’s political thinking ... pointedly absent in Orwell’s novel. 3. 1984’s hero – Winston Smith – is deeply flawed The main character, Winston Smith, is not a classic hero.

Credit: Aaron Tam / AFP via Getty Images Saying George Orwell's 1984 is my favorite book is like saying Star Wars is my favorite movie franchise. It would be more accurate to call them obsessions.

One of the most intriguing developments in our current unpredictable political climate has been the Left’s co-opting of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 as a dramatic warning of the ...

George Orwell’s 1984 has long been hailed as a literary ... propelling the audience directly into Orwell’s fictional world. The main character is an ordinary, unremarkable man, strikingly ...