by The WandererAuthor: George Orwell
Publisher: Secker and Warburger
Genre: Dystopian Science Fiction
Series: Standalone
Pages: 326
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1984 may be the most widely referenced book from the science fiction genre in popular culture. The book is widely mentioned in other forms of literature, film, television, music, etc. Quotes in the book are easily recognized by people who have never read the book such as…
“2+2=5″
“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.”
“Big Brother is watching you.”
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.”1984 created the quintessential look at a dystopian future. Nearly every book or story with a dystopian future in it since, has faced the inevitable comparison to 1984. The book gives off an eerie premonition of what the future could be like for people living in the modern world, especially if they surrender their freedoms to a controlling government. 1984 is a giant in the world of literature, and it rightfully earned that reputation, as it engages one man’s struggle against the totalitarian regime in Oceania that is headed by the dominate dictator, “Big Brother.”
