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==Cultural impact==

The novel's popularity has resulted in the term "Room 101" being used to represent a place where unpleasant things are done. According to ]'s book '']'', ], the last Minister of State Security (]) of ], had the floors of the Stasi headquarters renumbered so that his second floor office would be number 101.<ref>{{cite news | accessdate=2008-02-02| date=18 June 2004| url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/anna-funder-inside-the-real-room-101-732525.html| title=Anna Funder: Inside the real Room 101|work=The Independent| location=London| first1=Sholto| last1=Byrnes| first2=Boyd| last2=Tonkin}} (Profile of ] and her book, '']'')</ref>

In the BBC comedy television series '']'', the concept is radically changed from that of Orwell, and celebrities are invited to discuss their pet hates and persuade the host to consign them to oblivion, as metaphorically represented by the idea of Room 101.

In the ] of ], a housemate was required to enter a Room 101 to complete tedious and unpleasant tasks, including sorting different colours of ].

In '']'', ] and ] play a game called "Room 102," based on the concept of "Room 101," in which ] has to decide what things he dislikes enough to put in Room 102. This would result, according to their game, in these things being erased from existence.

===In Fiction===

The concept of a "Room 101" has also entered into many fictional works.

In '']'', the physical location of Room 101 (and the Ministry of Love) is given as the ] headquarters at ].

In the 2011 '']'' episode "]", ] and his companions find themselves in a hotel full of their own personal Room 101s, each with their greatest fear in it.<ref>{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Risely|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/09/18/doctor-who-the-god-complex-review|title=Doctor Who: "The God Complex" Review|publisher=]|date=18 September 2011|accessdate=31 March 2012}}</ref>

One sketch on '']'' involved the hapless residents of room 102, the ] repair centre, who could not ignore the things happening in the next room. They were greatly inconvenienced by some of the more irrational fears, like killer whales, and suspicious of the number of people who claimed their worst fear was sex.

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