The setting of 1984 is Oceania, a giant country comprised of the Americas. Oceania’s mainland is called Air Strip One, formerly England. The story itself takes place in London in the year 1984, a terrifying place and time where the human spirit and freedom are all but crushed. In the novel, war is constant.
In 1984, the world is sliced into three political realms—the super states of Oceania, Eastasia, and Eurasia. Each of these three states is run by a totalitarian government that is constantly warring on multiple fronts.
Oceania’s political structure is divided into three segments: the Inner Party, the ultimate ruling class, consisting of less than 2 percent of the population; the Outer Party, the educated workers, numbering around 18 to 19 percent of the population; and the Proles, or the proletariat, the working class. The Party restricts the people’s life in every aspect, having telescreens and microphones placed everywhere in the country except the outskirts of London.
In 1984, the world is sliced into three political realms—the super states of Oceania, Eastasia, and Eurasia. Each of these three states is run by a totalitarian government that is constantly warring on multiple fronts.
Oceania’s political structure is divided into three segments: the Inner Party, the ultimate ruling class, consisting of less than 2 percent of the population; the Outer Party, the educated workers, numbering around 18 to 19 percent of the population; and the Proles, or the proletariat, the working class. The Party restricts the people’s life in every aspect, having telescreens and microphones placed everywhere in the country except the outskirts of London.
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