Nineteen Eighty-Four
By George Orwell
George Orwell creates
a world where the government has complete control and even thinking of
something that “Big Brother” does not seem worthy is punishable by torture and
or death. Big Brother has complete control of the citizens and alters the
information people receive so that they blindly follow whatever is put forth to
them. The main character, Winston Smith, dares to defy what he is being told
and tries to rebel, unfortunately he lives in a society where you cannot trust
anyone and Big Brother is always watching you.
This is definitely a
thought provoking novel of blind faith, and the inner workings of the human
psyche. What makes children turn on their own parents? What would you do if you
were not even allowed to enjoy intercourse? These are just a couple of the
questions that George Orwell brings to mind, I am not sure if we could ever
truly know the answers to some of the questions that are posed in this novel
and I hope we would never have to find out. It was an interesting book and I am
glad I read it. George Orwell was able
to capture such a frightening future so realistically some people have begun to
believe this story may be prophetic, I myself see it as purely science fiction.
This is truly a classic in every sense of the word and I believe it will stand
the test of time to scare the daylights out of generations to come.
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This book does sounds interesting.
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I read this in high school and it seems many parts of it have become real. It is a scary read.
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