1984 by George Orwell.

George Orwell, whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair, was born on June 25, 1903 in Motihari India to Richard and Ida Blair. Orwell and his mother moved back to England so Orwell could grow up according to the Anglo-Indian custom. In his lifetime, Orwell attended several schools, but decided not to continue his education in 1921. Therefore, Orwell went to work for the Indian Imperial Police Force. Orwell worked there for five years, but finally resigned because …

…Winston Smith. Concerning issues such as power, human nature, and political ideologies, Winston's discourse contains arguments pertaining to the destructive nature of a totalitarian government. Furthermore, Orwell uses various literary devices to make his viewpoint more compelling to the reader. While Orwell's speculations in Nineteen Eighty-Four did not come to fruition, his novel was a powerful warning about the potentially disastrous outcome if the rising totalitarian regimes of his time were allowed to develop unchecked.