Though it may not have happened in the literal sense, Orwell's prediction of 1984 is metaphorically true in 2017. There are ways in which Orwell exaggerated his predictions, but there are many more ways in which he figuratively predicted the future. For example, the banning of sex and the discouragement of individuality, the thought police and thought crime, and Big brother most likely will never exist in the literal sense, but the concept of each one is very much alive in our society. In "1984," Orwell writes about the government prohibiting intercourse and the discouragement of individuality. In the story, Winston and Julia were caught having sex and Winston was tortured almost to death. In our community, we are judged based
