1984 - Why it still matters

1984

Why it still matters

1984 - George Orwell

Surely, you have heard some of Orwell's invented terms:

-Big Brother

-Thought Police

-Double-think

You may have seen references in TV or movies

Such as in The Simpsons

What is it about 1984 that still

speaks to us today?

From reality TV show Big Brother to warnings about surveillance, George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four has had a lasting impact on modern society.

As we read 1984 consider:

- The distortion of truth in the media or by Governmental Officials

- How technology used for surveillance affects your lives

-The mention of Orwell, 1984, or the term Orwellian in news or entertainment sources

And now, a word from the author

Mr. George Orwell himself...

George Orwell leaves us with an ominous warning:

1984 could actually happen, this is the direction the world is going in at the present time ...

The moral to be drawn from this dangerous nightmare situation is a simple one ...

DON'T LET IT HAPPEN - IT DEPENDS ON YOU!