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This chapter introduced the novel's signature object. In Orwell's 1984, objects carry weight (the paperweight Winston buys, the diary he keeps, etc). Arthur's speakwrite dial is smaller, more mundane. A piece of bureaucratic machinery. Proof of nothing except that Arthur once took something that wasn't his. Chapter Two: The Speakwrite is uploaded in my collection "Escape From Room 101" now. Please read it and let me know what you think so far...

I have finished the rough draft and rewrite of the first chapter of "Escape From Room 101". I believe I can get a chapter a week finished, if I stay focused. Feedback on this project would be greatly appriciated, please let me know if there is any way I can improve this story! I will post each chapter after each rewrite - I hope you will enjoy the journey as this story reveals itself! Thank you, everyone! - J.

Here are some interesting facts I uncovered about this wonderful novel, while researching for my current project. If I have something incorrect or overstated, please comment and let me know. George Orwell finished writing 1984 while dying. He completed the manuscript on the Scottish island of Jura in late 1948, suffering from tuberculosis so severe he could barely sit upright. His publisher had to send a nurse to the island. Orwell typed the...

I'm seeking fans of this novel. I'd like to know what you think of its prose, plot, or even the ending. If you live near, or have visited, the locations mentioned in the novel, I'd love to know your thoughts on the geography and setting of the novel. Please comment (random thoughts welcome). - J.