Wed, Aug 26 · 7:30 PM BST
NOTE FOR NEW MEMBERS: We tend to sit at the tables near the TV (but we may also be outside if it is summer). If you can't see us, please wait at the bar, and we will come and show you where we are sitting. Please don't ask the bar staff where we are sitting, as they don't know who we are.
Hitchin Book Club invites you to join us for some light-hearted discussions. This event is a great introduction to the book club (especially if you have never been to a book club before). We always welcome new members regardless of their level of reading experience.
Book Name: 1984Book Author: George OrwellDate: Wednesday 26th August 2026Start Time: 19:30End Time: approx. 21:30-22:00Location : The Albert Inn, 50 Walsworth Rd, Hitchin SG4 9SU - sitting at one of the tables inside or outside. I will post in the comments any updates to the location.
Structure:
About book (from goodreads) 1984 tells us about a world ruled by a totalitarian in the novel, society is dominated by "Big Brother," a mysterious character whom no one has ever met in person and who constantly spies on citizens' lives through the use of special telescreens. In this world where freedom has been completely abolished, the protagonist of the novel, Winston Smith, decides to rebel and, although aware that this is considered a highly subversive activity, begins to write a diary. And when Winston falls in love with Julia, he must choose whether to submit to power or fight for a different world, one in which history is not rewritten by the ruling Party and in which even people's thoughts are controlled. 1984 is one of the greatest political novels of the last century, capable of shaking our conscience with its visionary nature. It is both a denunciation of totalitarianism and a strenuous defense of individual integrity. The entire novel focuses on the contradictions of power, the conflict between the individual and society, and the deceptions of utopia. Never before, in the age of the Internet, has it been so surprisingly relevant.
