In George Orwell’s incredibly famous book 1984 is the story of a dystopian government that is highly controlling. In fact, readers even believe that the writer had even predicted modern-day society. Countless predictions are reflected in 1984 in present day America. A few ideas that were predicted are the cults, the government being controlled, and how the society projects hate. Although our society in the present day and in 1984 are vastly different, there are quite a handful of times they are very much alike. Furthermore, Orwell’s predictions are remarkable, as modern day is the cults that were made. As seen in the novel, Big Brother is like Oceania's president; he is seen as a great person and could never do anything wrong. When Orwell says, “Big Brother …show more content…
Particularly in Orwell’s novel, it is surrounded by the government being excessively controlling when talking about the people in their society. In Orwell’s book he states that “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows (84)." There are often more followers than leaders in this world. People always assume that a person they like or look up to is always right. It's almost like having a boss, sometimes they are wrong, but you still have to agree to not be seen. George Orwell was correct with this statement because at the time people did not want to stand up for themselves because they thought it would not end well. Even in modern day it's hard for some to try and be heard. Another quote Orwell wrote was “Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing (266).” Meaning that they are making you have and carry the same opinions as them. They only want you to think their way and nobody else's. In the modern day most would see this as in the real power is seen as being able to make people think in a specific way. When big brother is controlling,