Orwell's "1984" Vision as a Reality

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This essay attempts to answer the question of whether or not George Orwell's chilling vision of the future, as portrayed in his novel "1984", is becoming a reality by comparing his ideas to modern society as we know it. The paper begins with a short introduction with a personal opinion which is resonated throughout the essay, and then moves on to give a short precis on the book. It concludes with a short summary and an outlook for the future.

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"The telescreen that the device that the "Thought Police" used to obtain evidence of Winston and Julia's affair, just as CCTV cameras hold evidence against criminals today. The only things that the telescreen could not record were Winston's thoughts. This was shown when Winston used the flashback technique to show Winston thinking of the past. I liked his use of this technique because it created contrast to the world in which Winston now lived - it had not always been like that. In modern life, our equivalent is the CCTV camera. However, it is shocking to believe that we are actually worse than the Party in this area. CCTV camera watch over the nation 24/7, criminals are tagged, ID cards are just waiting to be introduced, and - thanks to mobile phones and project echelon - you can be pinpointed to your exact location on the planet as well as have all your phone calls recorded. The fact that Orwell made Winston seem powerless to the telescreen only made me think more about how much this nation is turning into a policed state, so I found this an extremely effective portrait of modern society."

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