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curio · 04-07-2004, 12:23 PM

1984 isn't about predictions. It's a clear model of the wartime British society. Orwell was far from being a futurist or an author of fiction. He was a brilliant journalist with a sharp eye and a quick mind. He only had to observe and change names from "Britain" to "Oceania", etc. But the rest of it is quite realistic. I mean, you gotta read between the lines. Even the posters like "Big Brother is watching you" were only a parody on "Hitler is watching you" that were hanging all around London before the WWII started.
Orwell wrote the book after he finally realized how fucked up the system really was. He was disenchanted because before that he was a believer. So...It's not about the future. It's about the life back in the 40s and life within a system. No one has yet canceled the system. So it's about our life, too. It's about the present.

04-07-2004, 12:23 PM
curio Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 48	1984 isn't about predictions. It's a clear model of the wartime British society. Orwell was far from being a futurist or an author of fiction. He was a brilliant journalist with a sharp eye and a quick mind. He only had to observe and change names from "Britain" to "Oceania", etc. But the rest of it is quite realistic. I mean, you gotta read between the lines. Even the posters like "Big Brother is watching you" were only a parody on "Hitler is watching you" that were hanging all around London before the WWII started. Orwell wrote the book after he finally realized how fucked up the system really was. He was disenchanted because before that he was a believer. So...It's not about the future. It's about the life back in the 40s and life within a system. No one has yet canceled the system. So it's about our life, too. It's about the present. __________________ Hold your pants, fellas!