George Orwell, “(1984) Nineteen Eighty Four”, 1949 was a dystopian science-fiction novel about governance. Government in “1984” uses “tele-screens” to watch over its people, in a totalitarian society. Technology in “1984” is an instrument of “Big Brother (government)” for totalitarian control over society. George Orwell’s writings in “1984” was a futuristic dystopia of the time of publication in 1949.
SUMMARY
Four elements are essential to Science Fiction.
#1. Advancing Technology.
#2. Extreme Policy.
#3. Otherness (Us versus Them).
#4. Dystopia / Utopia.
George Orwell, “Nineteen Eighty Four (1984)”, is a blend the first three elements #1. “tele-screens”, #2. Totalitarianism and #3. people versus government. The result of first three SciFi elements is #4 “dystopian”.
