Orwell was born in India in 1903. He considered his family a "lower-middle class" family. He said this because his family was a part of the middle class, but had little money. His father worked for the British government and was able to be apart of the middle class without money.

Orwell lived in Britain and went to boarding school there on scholarships. He was the poorest student among many wealthy children. Orwell felt like an outsider at the boarding schools he went to. The students were all kept in line by beatings. This was Orwell's first taste of dictatorship, being helpless under the rule of an absolute power.

In an essay, Orwell wrote of being beaten for wetting his bed. Whenever he was in trouble he was quickly pointed out as a "charity" student. He suffered many years of isolation and loneliness. Writing and having imaginary conversations with himself consoled Orwell.

Orwell was unable to continue schooling because of grades. He joined the Indian Imperial Police. He was assigned to keep peace in British dependencies. Although his father was very proud, he was hated by many. In turn, he hated himself and the job h

Trustworthy people, however, can be deceiving. People trust many companies and services with their personal information everyday. People lose their privacy in a number of ways they don't even realize.

In 1984, the major powers of the world were always at war, but the enemy keeps changing.

He believed in a government that would take over such things as medical care and railroads for the good of the people. At the same time, he believed the people should run it.

One major and obvious event was World War II, more specifically, Nazism and the reign of Hitler as a dictator. The main character in 1984, Winston Smith, was named after Winston Churchill, a political leader during World War II.

Every time a person uses the Internet, a person is keeping track of web sites to take advantage of business opportunity. People can also be easily impersonated. Eavesdroppers can intercept cellular phone calls. And, employers can find out what drugs employees have purchased through medical insurance.

After World War II, one would think that totalitarianism would never be heard of again.

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