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1984 revisited: sixty years after Orwell's 1984 was first published, his tale of a world ruled by Big Brother is proving to be an ever more frighteningly accurate depiction of the world we live in.(CULTURE)(Critical essay)
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George Orwell's novel 1984, published in 1949, portrayed a future totalitarian world, ruled by a seemingly omnipotent tyrant called Big Brother. When the actual year 1984 rolled around, the world didn't look just the way Orwell had envisioned; therefore some criticized the book as a failed prophecy. Today, however, the world looks much more as Orwell envisioned it. Moreover, if you read Orwell's novel carefully, it's not even certain that the year is 1984--that was simply what the people were told by the government, which controlled all information.
Let's explore some of the ways 1984 is being fulfilled.
In the novel, all ...
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