A Conversation for 1984, by George Orwell

Room 101

Post 1

Fez Man

I thought I would contribute this little thought.
My wife studied 1984 and was told a theory about the naming of Room 101. Why is it 101 and not another number, say 42? The theory is that Winston enters as an individual man (1), becomes nothing (0), and is re-made as another man (1).


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