“1984” was a fiction written by George Orwell in 1948 and published in 1949. It is about a man living in a distorted world in the future where government knows everything and controls everything. Televisions not only bring you pictures but have cameras that are watching every action you take. Those televisions are everywhere. The population only knows what is dispersed by the government media. Wars in far away countries are only reported by the government.
When you go to the bank and your deposit or withdrawal is greater than $5,000 it is reported to the government. To control what you eat trans-fats are now banned. In all of South Los Angeles no new fast food restaurants will be permitted. Your television and computer are updated with the latest operations information and controls but you do not know that this has happened. The operators of the cable systems and computer networks know what you are doing on your computer and what programs you are watching on television. The telephone company knows who you have been calling and who has called you. The IRS knows how much you earned last year and by what means even if you did not file a 1040 form.
What part of the first paragraph and the second paragraph are accurate? The first paragraph is only about the book “1984.” Or is that correct? The second paragraph is real facts in the United States in 2008. Is that correct?
Was George Orwell only wrong about the dates? Winston Smith was confused but I am not. Wait a minute. Was the first paragraph really all fiction? Is the telephone company really monitoring all calls? How did the social security office know who my wife is and when she was born? Am I dreaming? Why are there bars on my windows? Where am I, WHERE AM I?
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