When we think about the world we live in today we know that living under a democratic society like we are now is perhaps the best thing for us. But when writing 1984 George Orwell was trying to convey the message that we should avoid a totalitarian form of government in our society. Unfortunately for us we have fallen into a type of totalitarian government that is maybe not as extreme but still has its consequences. Living under a totalitarian government rule takes away privacy and manipulates people’s minds into thinking that everything that is done is for their own good.
The reason for Orwell putting emphasis in the technology aspect of 1984 is to show just how invasive a totalitarian government can be. When Orwell has Winston