1984 And Turtles All The Way Down Comparison

Literary fiction and commercial fiction both appeal to different types of readers, but one uniting factor between the two is that any good fiction tells an inimitable narrative. The novels 1984 and Turtles All the Way Down are similar in how they discuss perspectives on life, but do so in distinct ways that would categorize them separately as these different types of fiction. A lot of fiction cannot be strictly described as one or the other, and instead falls on a spectrum between the two. Evaluating these novels in terms of how they analyze life and break down the expectations for commercial fiction, as well as comparing them in how their plots parallel each other, allows one to categorize them appropriately. The book 1984 by George Orwell

The story does not include a happy ending: the main character, Winston Smith, seeks to rebel against the totalitarian government, but he is instead tortured and brainwashed until “he loved Big Brother” (Orwell 298). Second, the story does not contain a plot in which there is always something exciting or suspenseful happening: a lot of the novel is worldbuilding and explaining how the Party, which is the government, controls every aspect of the citizens’ lives and their thoughts; the major plot points do not occur until the middle or end of the story, such as when Winston meets Julia or when Winston is imprisoned. The two expectations that the story does have can be argued against as well. First, the main character is somewhat relatable and sympathetic; not everyone would relate to Winston, but many people that are poorer or in counties with stricter control would find him to be very relatable in how he has a strong dislike for the government and how he feels like everything he does is under the control

First, the protagonist, Aza Holmes, is relatable to a younger audience because of her struggles with mental health, the fact that she grew up in the 2000s, and her relationships with her friends and eventual boyfriend. Second, the plot is clearly defined and consistently appealing, with a larger plot line of the search for the missing millionaire, as well as sub-plots surrounding Aza, her relationships with her best friend Daisy and her boyfriend Davis, and her struggles with OCD. With the story constantly switching between these plots, it keeps the reader excited about the story and wants to keep on reading, which is important to advertise a book. Third, the story has a happy ending with Aza revitalizing her relationships with Daisy and Davis, and showing her looking forward to the future as everything in the current times has been solved and she is improving in terms of her mental health; for example, at the end of the book, Aza says that she “got better without ever quite getting well” (Green 281), meaning that mental illness does not go away quickly but it can be helped and improved upon. Lastly, the novel does have a conventional moral, being that life will always suck, everyone struggles with stuff, but one can always make the most of it if they try. Turtles All the Way Down is primarily a commercial