Throughout our day in age, the Government has had a watchful eye on bystanders in society. Due to the Government watching and monitoring people, it comes to mind that our society is slowly becoming that of George Orwell’s book, 1984. In the book, 1984, the protagonist, Winston Smith, is forced to live in a Totalitarian society where the Party, the Government in the book, monitors everything that one does, where one goes, and to make sure that one believes in the words of Big Brother. This has become a controversial topic due to the fact that it appears that our society is headed in a direction of a Totalitarian society. In the novel, 1984, Winston Smith, a member of the a low-ranking member the Party in London, located in the nation of Oceania.
