“Big Brother is watching you. » It's rare that a cautionary tale becomes a frighteningly accurate description of the world we live in. Yet with the recent controversy surrounding the NSA and the unprecedented surveillance of citizens around the world, George Orwell's tale of a totalitarian super-nation that will go so far to rewrite history and keep its people in the dark has become increasingly relevant since its creation. Although he is 65 years old, 1984 is still a stark reminder of the dangers of a government with absolute power left unchecked. The novel is set in the fictional nation of Oceania, a nation where a government agency known as the Party keeps tabs on all citizens. at any time. Privacy is no longer a right, nor even a concept that the people of this world are aware of. For them, a life of surveillance is all they have ever known, and that's just the way it is. The novel's main character, Winston Smith, is a junior member of the ruling party in London. From the beginning of the novel, Winston's dissatisfaction with the Party and its authoritarian regime ...