“The novel is a classic in anti-utopian fiction, and a trenchant political satire that remains as relevant today as when it was first published. “”Thought Police.”” “”Big Brother.”” “”Orwellian.”” These words have entered our vocabulary because of George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel, 1984. This novel seemed like a nightmarish vision of the future in a totalitarian world. Playing on the public’s worst fears about governmental control, different readings saw the former Soviet Union as the object of satire, while others focused on increasingly powerful democratic governments.
