| | In George Orwell's 1984, Room 101 is a chamber where potential dissidents (it is not necessary that one be a confirmed dissident in Orwell's Oceania) are tortured with their worst fear, whatever that may be. According to Wikipedia, Erich Mielke, director of the Stasi, East Germany's secret police, was an admirer of Orwell's work and had the rooms in the Stasi building renumbered so that his office became Room 101.
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| | Posted 5/17/2008 9:02 PM - 81 views - 4 comments
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