How Is Technology Used In 1984 By George Orwell

The 21st Century resembles the world shown in 1984 by George Orwell in many ways, some of which being how the technology we have watches and tracks us, the information we have access to is manipulated, and people who speak up about what is happening or has happened are punished for it. First, the 21st Century resembles 1984 because our phones have the ability to track our every move and always watch us in the same way the Party’s telescreens did. For example, “Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it.he could be seen as well as heard. There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment” (Orwell 5). This demonstrates how they are constantly tracked by the telescreens and are not able to live their lives the way they want to because the Party is always aware of their actions and can use it against them at a later time if they choose.

These Bluetooth beacons can track your location and use this information to figure out who you are, where you shop, what kinds of items you buy, etc. They send this information to apps on people’s phones that will then send them ads telling them to return or review wherever they are (Kwet). In other words, similarly to 1984, we are always being tracked by people we cannot even see or know exist and they are able to take all of this information and file it away for later use. Both our phones in the 21st Century and the telescreens in 1984 have the ability to track our every move. Second, 1984 is similar to the 21st century because what we see and what we have access to can be monitored and manipulated. To illustrate, “...would be reprinted, the original copy destroyed, and the corrected copy placed on the files in its stead,” and “All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was