When researching George Orwell, it is almost impossible to avoid the phrase "afterlife. This project is an extension of the previous milestone, which explored the ways in which historical events from George Orwell's life inspired him to write his seminal novel. This subject is especially relevant today, when sales of Nineteen Eighty-Four have spiked back to the top of Amazon's bestsellers list and talk is circulating of increased political manipulation and the rise of totalitarian tactics in the U.S. Specifically, this milestone details the appearance of Orwell and his thoughts in modern-day political discourse, and how a more exact example of Orwell's philosophy, Newspeak, is portrayed and alluded to. This milestone looks at the ways in which George Orwell and his most famous novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, have been interpreted and used in modern times. This milestone follows up on unanswered questions presented in milestone two, which looked into the historical events that inspired George Orwell to write his most famous novel.
This milestone analyzes the place given to George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four in the world today, focusing on how it appears in political discourse, and how Orwell's thoughts have entered into and been changed by modern culture.
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