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The point of 1984 is perfectly clear and poignant. The point of a broad swipe at intellectuals however does escape me.


You have not addressed what the poster said.

> I think it’s a misapplication of the medium to place the themes of a fictional narrative on top of reality though

This is not the point of an allegory. You say this is clear to you, but from what you say it clearly is not.


I’m saying it’s a misapplication of a fiction novel to take the themes of 1984 and use them as a broad swipe at intellectualism in the real world.




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