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George Orwell's 1984 takes place in Oceania, a country ruled by English Socialism (Ingsoc) and an all-powerful organization known as the Party. For most people, there is an inadequate supply of goods, and everything is ugly and tastes horrible. Winston, the main character, constantly wonders if the past was better. In the society he lives in, there is no love, trust, or friendship. Although these people live in a world like this, revolt is impossible because man is no longer human.
An example of this lack of humanity is the relationships the people have with one another. They "[do] not have friends nowadays, [they have] comrades" (Orwell 43). People are only allowed to have sex for reproduction. The pleasure was taken out of sex, and it is done only as an obligation to the Party. Marriages aren't based on love, and they, too, are done only as an obligation to the Party. Children are taught at a young age to be spies for the Party. Most go so far as to turn in their......

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