Modern Society In George Orwell's 1984

A Modern Orwellian Society Imagine a world where people could be brutally persecuted, tortured, and sent to death by an all-knowing government for something as trivial as making a facial expression of disapproval to the government party. Imagine a world where nobody resisted wrongful treatment, or spoke up about their beliefs because of the unspeakable horrific consequences they certainly would face. Now, imagine this: a place where people are not even aware of their consciousness or about the oppressive influence around them that has distorted and clouded their thinking. When George Orwell wrote the novel 1984, an ominous and cautioning story, he made sure to warn the audience that “Big Brother is watching”, and in today’s modern world, “Big Brother” is becoming more increasingly aware and awoken than ever before. Nearly all of the content featured in 1984 has become seemingly prophetic in society, and its numerous forewarnings it offers are eerily relevant to the present world around us. With a diminishing quality of education, and excessive usage of invasive technology, the society of current times is facing a …show more content…
Our failing education system that disowns original thought, and our usage of invasive technology, makes the novel resonate heavily with modern society, perhaps more than ever before. Creativity within individuals is hanging on by only a thread, and technology, along with social media, is desensitizing the means of privacy. As long as complacent and close-minded people exist in this world, Big Brother will continue to be watching, and his vision will become clearer every day. Orwell sparks an interesting question in 1984 himself, “For, after all, how do we know that two and two make four? Or that the force of gravity works? Or that the past is unchangeable? If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable – what then?” (Orwell,