Tuesday, September 3, 2013

1984 Section 5

WHY IS 1984 A CLASSIC?
It is a political novel written to warn Western readers of the dangers of a totalitarian government. The book was written just after WWII when the American public was unsure of how communism would work as a social experiment and many were highly optimistic. It is a classic due to the fact that it portrays the perfect totalitarian society, the most extreme realization imaginable of a modern-day government with absolute power.  The title gave readers in 1948 an ominous look at what the future may hold.

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