The novel 1984 by George Orwell is considered a timeless relic, always appealing to changes that modern society undergos. It was said to have predicted present-day and the future as we know it. Orwell’s predictions were not that far off. Throughout the novel, readers see many recurrent symbols that create themes of which are extremely prevalent in our modern society. The symbols that highlight themes in the novel 1984 by George Orwell include telescreens, the journals, the thought police, and the image of big brother that can be compared to contemporary issues.
The idea of having a telescreen that watches a citizen's every move may seem far far-fetched it is closer than society has expected. Society today claims that they are being watched by the FBI through
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Along with that, the digital history of what someone is viewing undergoes a thorough investigation. This is said to be done to “protect” society but it has been under question. In the novel, society is under surveillance wherever they go. There is always a telescreen watching people and broadcasting propaganda. As for telescreens relating to the modern world, recently there has been an ongoing scandal with facebook. Facebook has been tracking users lives, survey likes and dislikes, friends, addresses, locations, and much more. Users had believed this information would be private, however it was often handed to the wrong hands such as hackers. This is just one specimen of how the modern world is being patrolled just as society was in 1984. The idea of writing in a journal in the novel is similarly related to being under surveillance. The thought police would carefully observe what society was saying. Personal and political thoughts were illegal