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The Meaning of 1984 According to Feminism, Deconstructionism, Marxism + More

So you’ve read 1984. Maybe you read along with us. You found out what is in Room 101 (it’s rats and I swear I did not see that coming), you’ve survived long-winded Marxist screeds and some nearly unbearable descriptions of Winston’s daily “physical jerks,”  but you still don’t know what the book  means. You aren’t sure the purpose of having Winston bloom like a delicate flower only to  be  shorn to pieces by O’Brien’s intellectual lawn mower.

Well, the answer depends on  which  critical lens  you might like to view the book through. *affixes monocle*

Soooo, pick one!

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