In the novel 1984 by George Orwell he forecasted that there would be a government that will control the people of Oceania, a totalitarian state wherein the ruling Party wields total power "for its own sake" over the inhabitants. The surveillance in the book 1984 has many similarities to our government and society today. It’s similar because the government can spy on us by just looking at our texts and what we look at online anytime they want. The society today is identical to the society in 1984. They also look at us through video recordings from stores and streets. Police have also been found to violate our privacy as well.
George Orwell created a dystopian future in his novel 1984. Winston Smith is an outer party member who works in the …show more content…
Our government doesn’t use something as intense as a telescreen because they watch every move in each room in your house but by looking at our conversations with people on a daily basis is pretty similar to a telescreen. By the government having video cameras everywhere they can just hack into the video camera wherever it is and watch people. But sometimes those cameras are used to solve a crime so it gets hard when there is a fine line between invasion of privacy and helping society. Police invade privacy a lot because they can search you sometimes without a warrant and push their boundaries because they have the power to. This is similar to the “thought police” but only because police now are abusing their power because they know they can get away with it. However, Big Brother is way more intense because they have “thought police” which get people in trouble for even thinking badly about Big
George Orwell created a dystopian future in his novel 1984. Winston Smith is an outer party member who works in the …show more content…
Our government doesn’t use something as intense as a telescreen because they watch every move in each room in your house but by looking at our conversations with people on a daily basis is pretty similar to a telescreen. By the government having video cameras everywhere they can just hack into the video camera wherever it is and watch people. But sometimes those cameras are used to solve a crime so it gets hard when there is a fine line between invasion of privacy and helping society. Police invade privacy a lot because they can search you sometimes without a warrant and push their boundaries because they have the power to. This is similar to the “thought police” but only because police now are abusing their power because they know they can get away with it. However, Big Brother is way more intense because they have “thought police” which get people in trouble for even thinking badly about Big