She laughed, audibly. "It says '1984', it's a novel, Alex. Perhaps you have swallowed a text book?" she mused. "The ornament is an object which Winston purchases in the novel in a shop which is in the area where the Proles live. He later hires a room above the shop in order to carry out relations with Julia. The cigarettes are a luxury which the party members are permitted to have however their supply is rationed."
"Nevertheless, we shall now move on to discussion about Orwell. Does anyone know what inspired him to write such thought-provoking novels?"
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