Such dictators like Adolf Hitler in Germany and Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union controlled the way people thought and changed the peoples perspectives of the world. THese events inspired many books but most notably George Orwell's novel “1984”. The book sparks conversation on how a totalitarian society can take over and control the citizens lives. With the recent events occurring presently in United States, it is interesting to look back on George Orwell's predictions from 1949.
Many news sources have covered how 1984 is still relevant today and one article that appealed to me was by Lewis Beale of CNN. He describes how telescreens, doublethink, the endless war, newspeak and Memory holes have relevance in today's society. Lewis first explains how in the novel there are telescreens and how they monitor people's every step. Something similar is surveillance cameras. The government constantly monitors calls, texts, social media and your everyday life. In my opinion this method of surveillance may be necessary because it can potentially prevent criminal activity and catastrophic …show more content…
Donald Trump’s victory was in fact built on a system of racially charged rhetoric. Another point Courtney pointed out was that surveillance in America is very similar to the topic of today with monitoring U.S citizens. With the advanced technology is our society we are able to track and monitor calls. The idea here, is to keep the Proles as distracted from their political conditions as possible. Another important similarity is the class system. With a miniscule percentage being wealthy, dwindling middle class and the rising poverty statues. In America today, the lower class is arguably and similarly kept within the dark. Unlike 1984 in America the poverty level is not as high. With the recent events and newist technological discoveries we can see how George Orwell's predictions are not far
Many news sources have covered how 1984 is still relevant today and one article that appealed to me was by Lewis Beale of CNN. He describes how telescreens, doublethink, the endless war, newspeak and Memory holes have relevance in today's society. Lewis first explains how in the novel there are telescreens and how they monitor people's every step. Something similar is surveillance cameras. The government constantly monitors calls, texts, social media and your everyday life. In my opinion this method of surveillance may be necessary because it can potentially prevent criminal activity and catastrophic …show more content…
Donald Trump’s victory was in fact built on a system of racially charged rhetoric. Another point Courtney pointed out was that surveillance in America is very similar to the topic of today with monitoring U.S citizens. With the advanced technology is our society we are able to track and monitor calls. The idea here, is to keep the Proles as distracted from their political conditions as possible. Another important similarity is the class system. With a miniscule percentage being wealthy, dwindling middle class and the rising poverty statues. In America today, the lower class is arguably and similarly kept within the dark. Unlike 1984 in America the poverty level is not as high. With the recent events and newist technological discoveries we can see how George Orwell's predictions are not far