1984 - George Orwell
1984 is an incredible book that depicts a dystopian society in which a Party rules over people’s lives. The landscape and the life presented in the book cause the reader depression, sadness, and fear feelings toward this worrisome fictional world. In the book, there are many dystopian science-fiction examples that I do not consider fiction anymore, but there is one that seems critical to me. The control of the Party or government over people’s lives presented in the book can be related to the manipulation companies and governments do today. In the book 1984, the Party devised a technological monitoring system named the telescreen through which they manipulated and brainwashed society. An example of this manipulation happens when the Party tells people that the standard of living has increased. Definitely, the purpose of this lie was to show society the positive side of the government. In today’s reality, companies try to influence us through TV and social media to buy their products by only showing us their positive features. Moreover, governments also use this technology to show us only their positive work. Their goal is to manipulate us into thinking that they are great leaders and need to remain in power.
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