In George Orwell's awful vision, he described a world where people were afraid to say what they thought. If they spoke out they would be arrested. A world where imaginary wars were fought overseas for spurious reasons. Where words in common use were systematically removed from the language, and their use became a crime. Where 'terrorist' attacks were a daily reality. To speak against the government was treason, punishable by death - or at least by extended incarceration without trial.
Aren't we lucky that didn't happen?
In case you missed the sarcasm, I suggest you read the book.
The only thing he was wrong about was the date.
2 comments:
1984. Read that book a long time ago. Know what I remember most about it? Chocolate. He stole chocolate from his own mother. Bet that part sticks in nearly every female's mind.;)
I had forgotten the chocolate. It seemed such a trivial thing, compared to the rest of the story.
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