Abstract Painting - Stephen Conroy |
The book has not reminded me of any part of my life (yet), if it did I wouldn't be too pleased seeing as Winston is constantly under the watchful and alarming eye of the "moustachio'd Big Brother". Already halfway through the first chapter we are presented with a totalitarian government, with "three-year-plans" referencing Stalin's totalitarian Russia. It paints a picture of an oppressed society with every aspect of life controlled down to people's thoughts, very reminiscent of "The Handmaid's Tale".