1984 George Orwell 1st journal entry

1984 is a story of a man named Winston who lives in America set in the future. It is Orwell's warning and prediction of what could happen to our society in the next 40 years, from 1948 to 1984, in which our nation goes from being a Democracy to a odd society ran by someone or something called Big Brother. Everything from your actions to your thoughts are monitored 24/7, and if any action is made against the interest of the government, you will be arrested immediately by the flying patrols or the thought police. Winston works as a shredder, because in this new society where everyone is part of the "party", everyone has their job to do. In this new time, things such as writing are a lost art. Winston keeps a secret diary where he writes about thoughts of rebellion and other things against the party. This story shows what the world could of come to after WW2, during times such as the Red Scare and other thoughts of communism, socialist, dictatorship type governments, and what would happen if we became completely controlled by the government. Atleast this did not come true, and the democratic government prevailed to stay in power, and not give themselves too much power. The culture of the US in 1984 was that of rock and synthesizer music, high school dances, and other 80's stereotypes; not a culture oppressed by Big Brother that seems a little too far into the future.