1. Animal Farm
In George Orwell's book, "Nineteen Eighty-Four," he brings to life a world in which everyone is constantly being watched by higher authorities. ... The world George Orwell gave warning about might not be real, yet it's not far from being possible. ...
This idea of an "all knowing" government leads many to reflect on literature that, in a way, reveals the fate of society, such as George Orwell's novel 1984. ... Orwell's novel became a touchstone of our culture in the way that it functions as a warning, "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever." Orwell's picture of the future describes the boot and its stamping of a human face in all the detail necessary to frighten everyone from the pessimistic misanthropes to the idealistic optimists. The book could only be written from the most pr...
Electronic Surveillance: A Threat to Liberty In 1984, George Orwell wrote in his futurist novel, "You had to live -- did live, from habit that became instinct -- in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized." ...
"The American people must be willing to give up a degree of personal privacy in exchange for safety and security." - Louis Freeh In the novel "1984," by George Orwell, the author depicts a dystopian society where the citizens have no free will. They are neither safe nor free in a totalitarian gov...
Written in 1986 by Margaret Atwood, the novel The Handmaid's Tale tells the story of a near-future dystopia in which the United States no longer exists. A religious faction forces all fertile women to become handmaids. These once independent women must now live by Old Testament values and live a lif...
What the Army Does Not Tell Them Many of the United States armed forces recruitment advertisements emphasize world travel, adventure, education, patriotism, and service to one's country. Although these advertisements show all the benefits of being enlisted, they show none of the real dangers tha...