The title was written as a rearrangement of the year 1948. This year is significant following the World War that had just ended.

Orwell fought against fascism and total control (totalitarianism) in the Spanish War.

His writing was a final and direct response to the multiple war and conflicts in the world.

I didn't know the title was flipped and rearranged from 1948 and 1984.

Orwell was a life long advocate for democratic socialist that fought fascism - influenced a lot of his works.

He represented his superstates in the book after global powers he witnessed that had totalitarianism.

Orwell presented his villain big brother after Hitler and Stalin

The name 1984 was made by Orwell because it was a swap of the year he was making the book, 1948.

Orwell fought in the Spanish War and fought against fascism in Spain as a British man.

Orwell was a huge supporter of Democratic Socialism during his entire life.

Sebastian

I didn't know 1984 was a rearrangement of 1948, when Orwell was finishing to write the novel; this was a time of war (WWII), and it greatly influenced Orwell's novel

Orwell was an active member and advocate of Democratic socialism, and his fight for fascism influenced many of his works

1984 is a warning for the real World about what would happen in the future, especially regarding being under totalitarian power

title is rearrangent of 1948, during WW2

Orwell fought in Spanish War

final warning to society after the two wars and fear of atomic bomb

The title is a reference to when the author was writing the novel, when rearranging the numbers, 1984 turns into 1948, which was also around the end of WWII

Orwell died about 6 months after 1984 was published to the public from a ruptured artery

The "Big Brother" concept/character was inspired by both Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin

-Noel R

I learned that Orwell wrote the world in 1984 based on the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.

I learned that the book, 1984, is known as the novel that killed George Orwell since it was one of his last major projects published before he died.

I learned that this book has influenced many modern day concepts such as newspeak and big brother.

Something I was not aware of regarding the book was that the title was a flip-around of the year 1948, in which Orwell was writing the book. I originally thought that the title was the year tyranny wins and the government takes away freedom, if fascism is not prevented.

The book has a concept where the "big brother" is a warning of what could possibly happen if one is given too much power. The concept is based off of the ideology of fascism and Hitler and Stalin's dictatorship.

This novel is a warning to future governments that if too much power is given, citizens will be oppressed and be under total control.

The title of the book was meant to be 1948 which was when Orwell was finishing the book. also called "the masterpiece that killed George Orwell"

Orwell fought against fascism, was shot in the through but was able to live

Reification is when you convert an abstract idea into a more concrete idea that is an easier idea

The title of 1984 is actually a rearrangement of the year 1948

Orwell barley made it out of war and was shot in the throat but ended up surviving. This made Orwell committed to fighting what he believed was right.

After World War 2, the US and Russia fought to prove why they were a better country. People became scared of nuclear weapons as the two nations tried to prove they were better and the conflict got really intense.

I learned that critics say the title 1984 actually means 1948, the time of WWII.

George Orwell was shot in the throat during the war. This prompted George Orwell to commit his life to fighting fascism.

He wrote this book to take his idea/his fight with fascism and made it into a more compound example of WWII. He also died writing this book. He died right after righting it because one of his arteries burst.

I learned that the title of the novel 1984 was a rearrangement of the novel's original title - 1948.

I learned that George Orwell was so against totalitarianism that he volunteered to fight against fascism in the Spanish government.

I also learned that Orwell fought through his disease (tuberculosis) to finish writing 1984. This is why 1984 is known as "the masterpiece that killed George Orwell." It was his last piece of work and he dedicated the rest of his time to finish writing the novel.

Totalitarianism is a strong form of government in which civilians have to be obedient to the person in charge.

Orwell became a long-time advocate for democratic socialism. He used his values and ideas to be expressed through numerous works, "The Prevention of Literature."

He mirrored global superpower tensions through his work. Superstates in his novel were his vision of the future. He predicted that one of the governments needed to improve its government for tyranny to come to a complete end.

I learned that his book, 1984 was his way of warning society after the second world war.

His book mirrored what was happening during the cold war and the 2nd world war.

He was so dedicated to writing this novel that he worked on it until he died.

-Lynn

Orwell was a young British man who volunteered to fight fascism in Spain

Orwell was committed to social democracy

1984 is known as the masterpiece that killed Orwell

The title 1984 was believed to be rearranged from 1948. It was first published in 1949

1. opposed to totalitarianism and fought against fascism in Spain

Orwell commitment influenced many of his work one being an essay called the prevention of literature

The concept of the novel developed during the Civil War.

I learned that this novel was known to have killed George Orwell due to it being one of the last projects he worked on before his passing.

Orwell fought against fascism in Spain.

McKenna Grochowski

I learned that the book was actually published in 1949, not 1984, and finished the book while he was dying.

I also learned that Orwell fought against Fascism in Spain where he got shot in the throat. Although he survived the accident.

In the Prevention of Literature, Orwell warns people the Totalitarian governments are just governments that are losing control but staying in power through fraud.

1984 was rearranged for the number 1948 when he was trying to finish the novel, and later on was published in 1949.

Orwell was shot in the throat during the war and barely made it out alive.

He was so committed to writing that he kept writing in 1984 while fighting tuberculosis, and this made people see writing as his cause of death.

-Jack Casiano

Firstly I learned that Orwell went to Spain to fight fascism where he was shot in the throat, but still survived. This is where he began his 1984 idea.

In The Prevention of Literature Orwell explains how totalitarianism stays in power through fraud.

1984 was a warning to the society that went through the World War and atomic bomb. Orwell believed that literature could change history, working on his manuscript even on his death bed.

Orwell fought against fascism in Spain and became a lifelong advocate for democratic socialism.

1984 is a dystopian, speculative fiction novel set in future England.

Reification is when you make an abstract idea into a more concrete example to make it easier to understand.

• Nina O

Orwell was very against totalitarianism and so he chose to fight against fascim

he was shot in the throat and committed to democratic socialism

He made an essay on totalitarinaism called the prevention of literature

He was so committed to writing that he continued writing even after his diagnosis of TB

Orwell was a part of the Spanish War and fought against fascism in 1936.

He was shot in the throat but survived and became an advocate for democracy.

The book was a final warning to soceity after both world wars and the developments of atomic bombs.

1984 is likely named because Orwell just rearranged 1948, which was the year he was writing the novel.

Orwell volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War although he was British, just because he hated fascism so much.

He mirrored what was happening in the Cold War, to the superpowers in the novel.

Orwell volunteered to fight against fascism in Spain because of how against totalitarianism he was but was shot in the throat in the war

Orwell wrote 1984 to create a concrete example of his ideas on paper

1984 was his final warning to a society that was traumatized by the world wars and the atomic bombs and he believed that literature could change history

People think that the title of 1984 is really 1489 when Orwell was finishing the book.

The book was actually published in 1949 not in 1984 and when he finished the book he was actually dying, he died a artery burst in his lungs

Orwell fought against Social Democratic and fighting social fascism in Spain he dedicated his life to this. - - Known as the masterpieces that killed George Orwell

I learned that Orwell had fought against totalitarianism in Spain and became a lifelong advocate for democratic socialism.

Orwell survived a shot to the throat, starting his democratic socialist life.

1984 was a final warning to a society torn apart by two world wars and the constant threat of the nuclear bomb being dropped at any time.

Orwell was a soldier at one point who fought in Spain against fascism.

1984 was a warning to society that Orwell believed could help and influence the change of history, which is why he kept writing while dying of TB

1984 is known as "The Masterpiece that killed George Orwell."

I learned that the title of 1984 was possibly just a rearrangement of 1948, the year when Orwell was writing the novel

I learned the purpose of Orwell's writing was to educate and ease the minds of the fearful population of the world after chaos in WW1, WW2, and the beginning of the Cold War

I learned that George Orwell was sadly unable to see the success of his novel as he died shortly after its release

-Chris

Orwell, a young British man, was very opposed to totalitarianism, and he chose to fight against fascism in Spain.

Orwell was a socialist, and he wrote an essay called "The Prevention of Literature." It explains how totalitarianism results when a ruling power loses its function but chooses to forcefully cling to power.

The book 1984 is a speculative fiction novel, a book set in a future world. The setting is dystopian, meaning that the characters suffer terrible societal circumstances.

The title "1984" is a rearrangement of 1948—the concept of the book developed during Orwell's wartime journey.

Orwell fought in the war and got shot in the throat. And he ended up dying in 1948, when an artery burst in his lungs.

After World War II ended, hope for peace quickly faded. And Orwell dedicated his life to dismantling the ideologies of the European Wars.

Maddy Sullivan

The novel 1984 is a dystopian, fiction novel which is set in the future in England.

Orwell ended being shot in throat and barley made it out alive in the war.

Totalitarianism was a very extreme form of a government, in which the people had to obey the leader at all times.

• Sebastian L.

I did not know of Orwell's involvement in the Spanish Civil war against totalitarianism

I did not know that Orwell was a Democratic Socialist and was an active participant in leftist infighting

I didn't know about how Orwell used the concept of reification to explain 1984. I thought it was more of a fictional text based solely off of his fears.

• Eddi Raymond

Orwell fought fascism because he was really opposed to totalitarianism

The title of the novel 1984 was a rearrangement of the novel's original title - 1948.

Orwell's commitment influenced many of his work being an essay called the prevention of literature

This book was developed during the Spanish war, where Orwell was so opposed to totalitarianism that he volunteered to fight in the war.

Many historical events shaped this book like the two world wars, horror of atomic bomb, and the hope for peace that quickly fell due to the superpowers fighting for global influence.

This book is overall based off the events of the 1930s-40s, but the book takes place in a dystopian future where the novel comes to a horrifying but plausible conclusion.

Orwell got shot in the throat and after became a democratic socialist and he opposed facism.

1984 is known as the masterpiece that killed Orwell. The book was a considerred a warning to society- after world wars. The book was published 6 months after he passed, so he never got to see it's success.

"Big Brother" is a concept that was taken from Hitler.

1984 was written as a warning. It's a speculative fiction novel, set in a dystopian future world.

Orwell wrote 1984 after WW2, and mirrored the constant tensions of global superpowers. He predicted it would continue until one country obtained absolute power.

Orwell was known for advocating for Democratic socialism and heavily fought against fascism.

1984 is written in a dystopian world as a warning of what the world could look like.

The novel's original title was 1948 but, they changed it to 1984.

Orwell was shot in the neck and survived, then started his democratic life.