1984 by George Orwell

Introduction

1984 is a classic novel by George Orwell that discusses a perfect society that has gone wrong. This ideology is known as 'dystopia'. The book discusses the future and claims that language would be a weapon for the government to corrupt and dominate society (Bowker, 2003).

The author warns about things that could happen in the future based on the events from World War 2 and the dictatorship of Hitler and others of that era. Although the book is based and titled as '1984', it discusses events of the future. It discusses the rise of governments, totalism, the usage ...