1984: From Prose Narrative to Visual Dystopia
The transition of 1984 from prose to graphic novel form fundamentally alters how its dystopian world is experienced. In George Orwell’s original text, the oppressive environment of Oceania is constructed through descriptive language and psychological narration. In the graphic novel adaptation, this same world is rendered visually through bleak landscapes, rigid architecture, and surveillance imagery. The aesthetic of dystopia becomes immediate and concrete, as readers no longer imagine the setti...