1984. This book did quite a number on the literate world. Many people read this book

and became fearful of the year, 1984, when the government would take control of

everything, including people's thoughts. 1984 came and went. There were no signs of

a governmental take-over, no helicopters looking into windows or telescreens in every

room. Instead there was Ronald Reagan, Flock of Seagulls, and bad dressers. Many

people have written off Orwell's book as fiction, but should it be written off as just fiction

or should evidence of a governmental take-over be looked for more carefully? If people

look a little closer at technology they can easily see that a take-over could happen and

may even be happening. A negative utopia, like the one demonstrated in the book

1984, is very possible and very close to happening in today's society through modern

technology and the surveillance that comes with it.

Modern technology is great, but in the wrong hands it could be a very dangerous

weapon of destruction and control. In 1984, Orwell showed a world in which people are

obvious. Orwell was close with his prediction of helicopters, microphones, and

and even bathroom surveillance cameras. These surveillance options are not all being

the time had known about the creation of the Internet, they probably would have

Some common words found in the essay are:
Flock Seagulls, George Orwell, modern technology, social security, credit cards, , today's society, totalitarian government, credit card, government watch, surveillance cameras, people government, government control, people government watch,
Approximate Word count = 790
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)