Nineteen Eighty-Four, Reality or Fiction?
             Utopia, hoped for by many and achieved by a few. Many people and nations dream of a utopian government. In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell makes a great criticism of a perfect society. This book has been said to be one of the best anti-utopian novels ever written. The novel was written by Orwell not only as a criticism of what he saw happening with the coming if English socialism, but as a warning of the consequences of a similar government. The prophecies in Nineteen Eighty-Four seem farfetched but are inconceivably close to the truth. As in the novel modern life is controlled by the government, the media, and the society.
             In many countries the things people are allowed to express and think about are limited. This is not restricted to a certain group of countries but it includes countries from all continents. Connections could be made from the book to things happening today. Even the one of the most powerful countries in the world is severely affected by this. The United States of America is one of the most life controlling countries on this planet. As in the novel there is the "thought police" who are in charge of limiting and controlling what people say and think the United States of America has the F.B.I. The F.B.I has the power to watch over people and make sure that they don't say or do anything against the government. In the novel people are watched by "telescreens", devices that can "receive and transmit" simultaneously. They pickup any sound "above the level of a very low whisper". This is almost similar to what is going on today. The government has satellites that can pickup movement and sound from anywhere on the planet. People are also overheard when talking to anyone over the phone as all phone lines are constantly being checked. In the novel war is used to keep people from rebelling against the government. The same prin...