Q Final Impressions Forum on 1984 1. Many readers find the conclusion of 1984 troubling. What are your own interpretations of the ending of the novel? What does the final sentence really mean? Why did Orwell end the novel in this fashion and what message was he sending to his audience? 2. In much dystopian literature, the setting is an overwhelming character which flattens the characters--leaving them somewhat one dimensional like the characters in fairy tales. Was this the case also with 1984? 3. What is the ultimate value of this novel for its readers? Why do you think it has been censored and banned on occasion? Why is it still important today, nearly seventy years later? 4. Chapter seven in Wyrick pertains to style. Characterize Orwell's style--what sorts of sentences and language does he favor? How does this style match his purposes? We've learned in "Why I Write" that Orwell wrote most compellingly in his own opinion when his writing strived toward one motive in particular--which motive?