Nineteen Eighty-Four

The predictions presented by George Orwell in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four were very frightening not only for the people of his time, but still alarms us, the people of the future, with the alarming accuracy of some of his warnings. In this novel Orwell portrays a time period in which there is a totalitarian state in place, that is, a irremovable government which remains in place through the use of technology, as well as the …

…happening would be foolish, for, it is also hard to believe that common people of Germany would even consider the killing of innocent people, but, under the right circumstances, they did. George Orwell did not intend to scare the people of his time, nor the people of the future, but warns us of the dangers of an imperialistic and totalitarian mindset. "The quickest way to end a war is to lose it." -- George Orwell