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In the dystopian and prophetic classic 1984, Orwell presents a fictional future in which the government employs technological advances to constantly watch the populace, control bodies and minds, and strip away individuality. The novel explores a society where propaganda controls people by establishing shared emotions and common enemies, and where individuality is suspect and even dangerous.

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