Have you read 1984?

Several months ago I was reminded of a book written in the 1940s entitled 1984. For years I've had a slightly nagging desire to read the book. Apparently, some people read it in school. Upon searching it out I found a 1956 movie based on the book. Admittedly, I have not read the book, but the movie was interesting enough and supposedly it is quite close to the book. Below is some information about 1984 as well as a video about some of the comparisons of 1984 to...well... 2015.

“In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”

-George Orwell (Author of 1984)

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“1984 is a 1948 dystopian fiction written by George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair), about a society ruled by an oligarchical dictatorship. The Oceanian province of Airstrip One is a world of perpetual war, pervasive government surveillance, and incessant public mind control. Oceania is ruled by a political party called simply The Party. The individual is always subordinated to the state, and it is in part this philosophy which allows the Party to manipulate and control humanity. In the Ministry of Truth, protagonist Winston Smith is a civil servant responsible for perpetuating the Party's propaganda by revising historical records to render the Party omniscient and always correct, yet his meager existence disillusions him to the point of seeking rebellion against Big Brother.

Many people often draw parallels between our modern reality and Orwell's
vision.”