George Orwell’s ‘1984’: A Dystopian Masterpiece That Continues to Resonate Today
Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dystopian novel published on 8 June 1949. Reading this book for the first time may not spark any new ideas or insights. But the more you read this novel and other books. Of course, the more you understand that the novel 1984 is not just a fiction. It’s a prediction for us.
Now, in 2025, we live according to the plot of this novel. In some
countries, we feel it more sharply, while in others, we don’t feel as
much pressure. However, some aspects are implemented step by step, and
some people may not even notice it. The most interesting thing about
living in a totalitarian country is that you don’t even notice when
you’ve become a sheep, a fool who should listen to totalitarian leaders.
For those people, such a life is their reality, nothing more. And you
should be a very strong and clever person to counter this regime.
countries, we feel it more sharply, while in others, we don’t feel as
much pressure. However, some aspects are implemented step by step, and
some people may not even notice it. The most interesting thing about
living in a totalitarian country is that you don’t even notice when
you’ve become a sheep, a fool who should listen to totalitarian leaders.
For those people, such a life is their reality, nothing more. And you
should be a very strong and clever person to counter this regime.
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” ― George Orwell, 1984
Now we can see the tendency to change the history, the education system all
over the world. In many countries, the school curriculum and all textbooks have been revised. So the question here is “Where will the truth be?
And is the truth possible?” I go to the library every month, and I have
seen the tendency to replace old books with new ones. All old books are
being removed every month. I am afraid that one day I will come and
won’t see any book younger than 2015.
over the world. In many countries, the school curriculum and all textbooks have been revised. So the question here is “Where will the truth be?
And is the truth possible?” I go to the library every month, and I have
seen the tendency to replace old books with new ones. All old books are
being removed every month. I am afraid that one day I will come and
won’t see any book younger than 2015.
“Power
is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in
new shapes of your own choosing.” ― George Orwell, 1984
is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in
new shapes of your own choosing.” ― George Orwell, 1984
While analysing the budgets of different countries for one year (this information is publicly available), one can see that a significant amount of money is being poured into media, TV, and news. That means the leaders are afraid of your free thinking; they want to shape people's thoughts.
The formation of thoughts starts from kindergarten and school.
The formation of thoughts starts from kindergarten and school.
We live in a very interesting era now. I don’t know what will be next, but
everyone can see that the basic human rights and our privacy are stolen
piece by piece every day.
everyone can see that the basic human rights and our privacy are stolen
piece by piece every day.