In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, all the citizens of a continent called Oceania are controlled in every aspect of their lives by Big Brother, or more specifically, the Party. The Party uses a combination of mind games and physical force to keep these people in constant anxiety. The Party controls their jobs, relationships, personal lives and even their own private thoughts. Many believe that Orwell wrote 1984 with the intention of showing people what the …showed first 75 words of 1229 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1229 total…but it indeed is. In 1984 the government did everything they did to maintain authority, just as our government does today. Imposing the fear of war, use of surveillance, and the media are three prime examples when it comes to similarities from the book and today. Orwell wrote 1984 fifty two years ago and the world he describes has not become our world in 2002...but who is to say that in another fifty-two years it won't have?