Charis Tom

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The Blind Spot At The Heart Of Orwell’s Masterpiece

1984 is one of the most carefully constructed novels of the twentieth century. Almost every line is doing work. The pacing of Winston's collapse...

Room 101: What Does the World’s Worst Fear Actually Reveal?

Everyone remembers the rats. Mention 1984 at a party and someone, eventually, will bring up Room 101. The cage. The face. The famous scream —...

The Most Dangerous Weapon Ever Invented

When people argue about the most dangerous weapon ever invented, the usual suspects come up. The atom bomb. The machine gun. Gunpowder. More recently,...

Winston Smith Would Not Have Lasted A Week – Here’s Why

Let's say the unsayable thing about 1984. Winston Smith is a terrible rebel. Not in the brave, tragic, doomed-from-the-start way the book is usually read. In...

5 Novels That Explain What 1984 Left Unsaid

1984 is one of those books that feels complete until you start asking it real questions. What happens to children in a world like...

What You Missed in 1984: Three Objects That Destroy the Entire Narrative

Most people remember 1984 for its big moments. Room 101. The rats. Two plus two equals five. Big Brother on the wall. These are...

Big Brother Means Something Far Darker Than You Think

We've all used the phrase. Big Brother is watching. It gets thrown around whenever a CCTV camera catches us picking our nose at a...

1984’s Most Disturbing Truth About Control

Most people remember 1984 for the surveillance. The telescreens watching every room. The Thought Police. Big Brother's face on every poster. And those things...
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